Repetitive spinal electromagnetic stimulation opens a window of synaptic plasticity in damaged spinal cord: Role of NMDA receptors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3027-3039

  Hunanyan, Arsen S ^a,b   Petrosyan, Hayk A ^a,b   Alessi, Valentina ^a,b   Arvanian, Victor L ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EPSP; LTP; MK 801; TMS

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; SPINAL CORD HEMISECTION; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861847091     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00015.2012     Document Type: Article

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