Neuronal mechanism of functional recovery of dexterous finger movements after lesion of the corticospinal tract - Studies in a non-human primate model

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 511-520

  Nishimura, Yukio ^a,b   Isa, Tadashi ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; Functional recovery; Individual finger movements; Neuron rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; MACACA; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINE INJURY;

ANIMALS; FINGERS; MACACA; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 34250624093     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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