Reducing GABA A-mediated inhibition improves forelimb motor function after focal cortical stroke in mice

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Alia, Claudia ^a,b   Spalletti, Cristina ^b   Lai, Stefano ^c   Panarese, Alessandro ^c   Micera, Silvestro ^c,d   Caleo, Matteo ^b  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FORELIMB; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FORELIMB; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84999873012     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep37823     Document Type: Article

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