Recovery of locomotion after partial spinal cord lesions in cats: Assessment using behavioral, electrophysiological and imaging techniques

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 142-157

  Cohen Adad, Julien ^a,b,c   Martinez, Marina ^b,c,d   Delivet Mongrain, Hugo ^b,c   Rossignol, Serge ^b,c  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c SensoriMotor Rehabilitation Research Team of CIHR   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

DTI; Electromyography; Hemisection; Kinematics; Locomotor training; MRI; Spinal lesions

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CAT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOCOMOTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

ANIMALS; CATS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE THERAPY; LOCOMOTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84903958419     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: 16890035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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