Changes in GABAA receptor subunit gamma 2 in extensor and flexor motoneurons and astrocytes after spinal cord transection and motor training

Brain Research

Volumn 1273, Issue , 2009, Pages 9-17

  Khristy, Windyanne ^a   Ali, Noore J ^a   Bravo, Arlene B ^a   de Leon, Ray ^c   Roy, Roland R ^a   Zhong, Hui ^a   London, Nik J L ^a   Edgerton, V Reggie ^a,b   Tillakaratne, Niranjala J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; GABAA receptor; Immunohistochemistry; Motoneuron; Spinal cord transection; Step training

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STAINING AND LABELING; UP-REGULATION;

RATTUS;

EID: 67349230237     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.03.060     Document Type: Article

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