Behavioral and physiological methods for early quantitative assessment of spinal cord injury and prognosis in rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1613-1623

  Giglio, C A ^a   Defino, H L A ^a   da Silva, C A ^a   de Souza, A S ^a   Del Bel, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Experimental models; Motor performance test; Sensorial test; Spinal cord injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSECTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HINDLIMB; HOT PLATE TEST; LAMINECTOMY; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REFLEX; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; TAIL FLICK TEST; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33847663820     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2006001200013     Document Type: Article

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