Structural and functional reorganization of propriospinal connections promotes functional recovery after spinal cord injury

Neural Regeneration Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 509-513

  Filli, Linard ^a   Schwab, Martin E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b University of Zurich Brain Research Institute   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Compensation; Fiber sprouting; Neural plasticity; Neural repair; Propriospinal detours; Propriospinal system; Regeneration; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SPROUTING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOSPINAL CONNECTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

EID: 84928812654     PISSN: 16735374     EISSN: 18767958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.155425     Document Type: Article

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