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An Integrated Method for Photothrombotic Stroke Modeling and In Vivo Optrode Recording of Neuronal and Astrocytic Activity in Behaving Mice
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Astrocytic Gq pathway activation enhances the efficacy of rehabilitation after stroke

Yohei Tomiyama1, Takahide Itokazu2, Toru Nakanishi2

  • 1Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.

Neuroscience Research
|September 13, 2026
PubMed

Keywords:
Astrocytic activationMotor recoveryRehabilitationStroke

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