A Novel method for assessing proximal and distal forelimb function in the rat: The Irvine, Beatties and Bresnahan (IBB) forelimb scale

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 46, 2010, Pages

  Irvine, Karen Amanda ^a   Ferguson, Adam R ^a   Mitchell, Kathleen D ^a   Beattie, Stephanie B ^a   Beattie, Michael S ^a   Bresnahan, Jacqueline C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical injuries; Forelimb function; Issue 46; Neurological test; Neuroscience; Recovery of function; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355125665     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2246     Document Type: Article

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