Evidence for fibroblast growth factor-2 as a mediator of amphetamine-enhanced motor improvement following stroke.

Previously we have shown that addition of amphetamine to physical therapy results in enhanced motor improvement following stroke in rats, which was associated with the formation of new motor pathways from cortical projection neurons of the contralesional cortex. It is unclear what mechanisms are inv...

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Main Authors: William A Wolf, Jody L Martin, Gwendolyn L Kartje, Robert G Farrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4168218?pdf=render