Exercise pre-conditioning reduces brain damage in ischemic rats that may be associated with regional angiogenesis and cellular overexpression of neurotrophin

Reversible middle cerebral artery occlusion without craniectomy in rats.

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Mca Occlusion, Cerebral Vascular Regulation, Neurovascular Disease +18

A Semiautomated Method for Measuring Brain Infarct Volume

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Effects of Cerebral Ischemia in Mice Deficient in Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase

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Nitric Oxide, Social Sciences, Oxidative Stress +23

Learning causes synaptogenesis, whereas motor activity causes angiogenesis, in cerebellar cortex of adult rats.

James Black, Kevin R. Isaacs, Brenda J. Anderson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1990 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Motor Learning, Muscle Function, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience +22

Physical activity increases mRNA for brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor in rat brain

Shawne A. Neeper, Fernando Gómez‐Pinilla, James Choi et al. · Brain Research · 1996 · 977 citations

Neuroregeneration, Physical Activity Increases, Neurophysiology +12