Dynamic motor compensations with permanent, focal loss of forelimb force after cervical spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 191-210

  López Dolado, Elisa ^a   Lucas Osma, Ana M ^a   Collazos Castro, Jorge E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE PARAPLÉJICOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

atrophy; immobilization; magnetic resonance imaging; SCI; skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPINAL CORD HEMISECTION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE REGENERATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84873371928     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2530     Document Type: Article

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