The presence of a single-nucleotide polymorphism in the BDNF gene affects the rate of locomotor adaptation after stroke

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 234, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 341-351

  Helm, Erin E ^a   Tyrell, Christine M ^b   Pohlig, Ryan T ^a   Brady, Lucas D ^a   Reisman, Darcy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Chronic stroke; Locomotor adaptation; Split belt treadmill; Val66Met polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR, HUMAN;

ADAPTATION; AGED; ARTICLE; BDNF GENE; BRACE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; GENE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SURVIVOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREADMILL; TREADMILL TEST; WALKING; COMPLICATION; EXERCISE TEST; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROCEDURES; STROKE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; STROKE;

EID: 84955641322     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-015-4465-8     Document Type: Article

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