Trunk sensorimotor cortex is essential for autonomous weight-supported locomotion in adult rats spinalized as P1/P2 neonates

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 839-851

  Giszter, Simon ^a,b   Davies, Michelle R ^a   Ramakrishnan, Arun ^b   Udoekwere, Ubong Ime ^b   Kargo, William J ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Neurocrine Biosciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREADMILL; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); EXERCISE TEST; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; HINDLIMB; INJURY; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSPLANTATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

FIBRIN GLUE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EXERCISE TEST; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HINDLIMB; LINEAR MODELS; LOCOMOTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 49649094752     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00866.2007     Document Type: Article

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