Methods to quantify pharmacologically induced alterations in motor function in human incomplete SCI

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 50, 2011, Pages

  Thompson, Christopher K ^a,b   Jayaraman, Arun ^b   Kinnaird, Catherine ^b   Hornby, T George ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 80355139358     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2148     Document Type: Article

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