Treadmill exercise reduces spinal cord injury-induced apoptosis by activating the PI3K/Akt pathway in rats

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 587-593

  Jung, Sun Young ^a   Kim, Dae Young ^a   Yune, Tae Young ^a   Shin, Dong Hoon ^b   Baek, Sang Bin ^c   Kim, Chang Ju ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Motor function; Neurotrophic factors; Spinal cord injury; Treadmill exercise

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893014340     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2013.1451     Document Type: Article

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