A rat model of photothrombotic capsular infarct with a marked motor deficit: A behavioral, histologic, and microPET study

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 683-689

  Kim, Hyung Sun ^a   Kim, Donghyeon ^a   Kim, Ra Gyung ^a   Kim, Jin Myung ^a   Chung, Euiheon ^a   Neto, Pedro R ^b   Lee, Min Cheol ^c   Kim, Hyoung Ihl ^a,d  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^d Presbyterian Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Internal capsule; microPET; Photothrombosis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN METABOLISM; CAPSULA INTERNA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONVALESCENCE; FORELIMB; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPERMETABOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT MODEL; SUBCORTICAL CAPSULAR INFARCT; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN INFARCTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GLUCOSE; INTERNAL CAPSULE; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84897578356     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: 15597016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.2     Document Type: Article

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