Enhancing corticospinal tract neurite outgrowth using histone deacetylase inhibitors
The human corticospinal tract (CST) is responsible for coordinated voluntary movement and it contains descending afferent inputs involved in autonomic control and gating of spinal reflexes. After spinal cord injury (SCI), damage to the CST causes degeneration of axons and can result in major motor...
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/36113 |