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SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Rothi EJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4733411 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gonzalez-Rothi Elisa J EJ Armstrong Gregory T GT Cerreta Anthony J AJ Fitzpatrick Garrett M GM Reier Paul J PJ Lane Michael A MA Judge Andrew R AR Fuller David D DD
Muscle & nerve 20160301 3
<h4>Introduction</h4>Motor dysfunction and muscle atrophy are well documented in the lower extremity after spinal cord injury. However, the extent and time course of myoplastic changes in forelimb musculature is not clear.<h4>Methods</h4>Forelimb muscle morphology and fiber type were evaluated after high cervical hemilesion injury in rats.<h4>Results</h4>There was significant atrophy of the ipsilateral extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) muscle at 2 weeks postinjury, which was subsequently rev ...[more]