Gait analysis in normal and spinal contused mice using the treadscan system

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2045-2056

  Beare, Jason E ^a,b   Morehouse, Johnny R ^a,b   Devries, William H ^a,b   Enzmann, Gaby U ^a,b,c   Burke, Darlene A ^a,b   Magnuson, David S K ^a,b   Whittemore, Scott R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavioral assessments; Locomotor function; Spinal cord injury (SCI)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; DEVICE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HINDLIMB; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 75449091247     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.0914     Document Type: Article

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