An animal model of functional electrical stimulation: Evidence that the central nervous system modulates the consequences of training

Spinal Cord

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 702-712

  Hook, M A ^a   Grau, J W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FES; Instrumental conditioning; Neural plasticity; Rat; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SUBSTANCE P;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANTINOCICEPTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; LEARNING DISORDER; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER C; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; TAIL FLICK TEST; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VERTEBRA;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; LEARNING; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35948936834     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102096     Document Type: Review

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