The role of stress in recovery of function after spinal cord injury

Research has shown that exposure to just 6 minutes of uncontrollable shock 24 hours following contusion injury impairs locomotor recovery and leads to greater tissue loss at the injury epicenter. Uncontrollable shock is known to elevate corticosterone levels in intact rats and corticosterone exacerb...

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Main Author: Washburn, Stephanie Nicole
Other Authors: Grau, James W.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1607
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1607