L-Dopa effect on frequency-dependent depression of the H-reflex in adult rats with complete spinal cord transection

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 262-265

  Liu, Hao ^a   Skinner, Robert D ^b   Arfaj, Ahmad ^a   Yates, Charlotte ^a   Reese, Nancy B ^a   Williams, Keith ^b   Garcia Rill, Edgar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

DOPA; Exercise; H reflex; Hyperreflexia; Low frequency dependent depression; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGENTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 77957661913     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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