Modulation of Synaptic Plasticity by Exercise Training as a Basis for Ischemic Stroke Rehabilitation

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 5-16

  Nie, Jingjing ^a   Yang, Xiaosu ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Exercise training; Ischemic stroke; Rehabilitation; Synaptic dysfunction; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; NEUROMODULIN; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY PROTEIN 95; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; SYNAPSIN I; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COGNITION; CYTOSKELETON; EXERCISE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; ANIMAL; KINESIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION;

EID: 84959111363     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: 15736830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10571-016-0348-1     Document Type: Review

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