Serial changes in bladder, locomotion, and levels of neurotrophic factors in rats with spinal cord contusion

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1773-1782

  Hyun, Jung Keun ^a,b   Lee, Young Il ^a,b   Son, Young Jin ^c   Park, Jeong Soo ^a,b  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b BK21 Plus NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine   (South Korea)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder volume; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Locomotor function; Neurogenic bladder; Neurotrophin 3; Spinal cord injury; Urodynamic study

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GAIT; MICTURITION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEMIPLEGIA; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC; URINATION;

EID: 70450198892     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2007.0485     Document Type: Article

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