Effects of combined dorsolateral and dorsal funicular lesions on sensorimotor behaviour in rats

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 229-239

  Kanagal, Srikanth G ^a   Muir, Gillian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascending sensory fibers; Behaviour; Compensation; Corticospinal tract; Dorsal funiculus; Dorsolateral funiculus; Ground reaction forces; Horizontal ladder; Kinematics; Kinetics; Locomotion; Rubrospinal tract; Skilled reaching

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREFOOT; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SPINE INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; DENERVATION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS;

EID: 56349103977     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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