Dynamics of early locomotor network dysfunction following a focal lesion in an in vitro model of spinal injury

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-78

  Taccola, Giuliano ^a,b   Mladinic, Miranda ^a,b   Nistri, Andrea ^a,b  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Medicina Fisica e Riabilitazione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Locomotor; Long term depression; Microglia; Motoneuron; Spinal cord injury; Spinal reflexes

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINE INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL DEATH; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; LOCOMOTION; MICROGLIA; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PERIODICITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFLEX; SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 72949094210     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.07040.x     Document Type: Article

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