Respiratory neuroplasticity and cervical spinal cord injury: translational perspectives

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 538-547

  Lane, Michael A ^a   Fuller, David D ^b   White, Todd E ^a   Reier, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; BREATHING PATTERN; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 52049099117     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2008.07.002     Document Type: Review

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