Cervical segment of spinal cord

Ghrelin is a hormone that stimulates growth hormone secretion and signals energy insufficiency via interaction with its receptor… Expand

Although it is believed that little recovery occurs after adult mammalian spinal cord injury, in fact significant spontaneous… Expand

Hypocretin (orexin) is synthesized by neurons in the lateral hypothalamus and has been reported to increase food intake and… Expand

Vascular injury plays an important role in the primary and secondary injury mechanisms that cause damage to the acutely… Expand

A new experimental model of mechanical brain injury was produced in the laboratory ferret (Mustela putorius furo) using a stroke… Expand

The topographical distribution of cholinergic cell bodies has been studied in the rat brain and spinal cord by choline… Expand

Spinal cord injury in children often occurs without evidence of fracture or dislocation. The mechanisms of neural damage in this… Expand

Stereotaxic injections of [14C]leucine were made in nulei raphe centralis superior, raphe dorsalis, raphe magnus and raphe pontis… Expand

S EVERE pain evokes in man a variety of complex physiological and psychological events that are poorly understood. Our current… Expand

THE EFFECT of exciting motor cortical areas is usually studied by recording muscle contractions or observing limb movements. Such… Expand