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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Main Author: McShane, Christie
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/36113