Role of cortical reorganization on the effect of 5-HT pharmacotherapy for spinal cord injury

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 240, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-27

  Moxon, Karen A ^a,b   Kao, Tina ^a   Shumsky, Jed S ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex; Electrophysiology; Hindlimb; Locomotion; M chlorophenylpiperazine; MCPP; Multiple; Sensorimotor; Serotonergic agonist; Serotonin; Single neuron; Spinal 5 HT receptors; Transection; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

1 (3 CHLOROPHENYL) PIPERAZINE; SEROTONIN 2C AGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FOREFOOT; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SENSORY STIMULATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN MAPPING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PIPERAZINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84870903070     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.10.019     Document Type: Article

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