Functional recovery in rats with chronic spinal cord injuries after exposure to an enriched environment

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-155

  Fischer, Florence R ^a   Peduzzi, Jean D ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enriched environment; Exercise; Locomotor testing; Motor score; Rats; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; INJURY SEVERITY; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 34250684053     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2007.11753926     Document Type: Article

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