Environmental enrichment affects striatal graft morphology and functional recovery (2004)

Dobrossy, M. D., Dunnett, S. B.

Abstract

Here we report on the effects of differential housing conditions on striatal graft morphology and functional recovery after striatal lesions... An increased level of striatal brain-derived neurotrophic factor was observed in the control animals housed under the enriched compared with the standard conditions. The results indicate that an enriched environment can affect both graft function graft morphology through as yet unknown mechanisms.