Uncontrollable stimulation undermines recovery after spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1795-1817

  Grau, James W ^a   Washburn, Stephanie N ^a   Hook, Michelle A ^a   Ferguson, Adam R ^a   Crown, Eric D ^b   Garcia, Guadalupe ^a   Bolding, Kevin A ^a   Miranda, Rajesh C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Contusion; Injury; Locomotion; Nociception; Pain; Recovery; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; GRAY MATTER; HEAT TREATMENT; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; VOCALIZATION; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; ELECTROSHOCK; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TOUCH; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 9744238076     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2004.21.1795     Document Type: Article

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