Evaluation of transcranial magnetic stimulation for investigating transmission in descending motor tracts in the rat

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 805-814

  Nielsen, J B ^a,b   Perez, M A ^a   Oudega, M ^c   Enriquez Denton, M ^d   Aimonetti, J M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Pyramidal tract; Rat; Reticulospinal tract; Spinal cord repair; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN STEM; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVALUATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; INTERNEURON; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; RUBROSPINAL TRACT; SPERMATIC CORD; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 33847034114     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05326.x     Document Type: Article

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