Forelimb amputation-induced reorganization in the cuneate nucleus (CN) is not reflected in large-scale reorganization in rat forepaw barrel subfield cortex (FBS)

Brain Research

Volumn 1526, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-43

  Li, Cheng X ^a   Yang, Qiuhong ^a   Vemulapalli, Sridevi ^a   Waters, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrelette; Brainstem; Dorsal column nucleus; Forelimb; Forelimb amputation; Forelimb deafferentation; Forepaw barrel subfield; Forepaw representation; Rodent; SI; Somatosensory; Somatosensory cortex; VPL thalamus

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; DEAFFERENTATION; DISABLED PERSON; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOREFOOT; FORELIMB; FOREPAW BARREL SUBFIELD CORTEX; LIMB AMPUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCORTEX; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

BARRELETTE; BRAINSTEM; DORSAL COLUMN NUCLEUS; FORELIMB; FORELIMB AMPUTATION; FORELIMB DEAFFERENTATION; FOREPAW BARREL SUBFIELD; FOREPAW REPRESENTATION; RODENT; SI; SOMATOSENSORY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; VPL THALAMUS;

AMPUTATION; ANIMALS; FORELIMB; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84880917419     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.05.049     Document Type: Article

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