| Literature DB >> 18593555 |
Fanie Barnabé-Heider1, Jonas Frisén.
Abstract
Spinal cord injury typically results in permanent disability. Many studies have indicated that transplantation of several different types of stem cells promotes functional recovery in animal models of spinal cord injury. A conceptually different approach to utilize stem cells for regenerative therapies may be recruitment of endogenous neural stem cells resident in the adult spinal cord. We discuss the possibilities, risks, and mechanisms for stem cells in spinal cord repair.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18593555 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2008.06.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Stem Cell ISSN: 1875-9777 Impact factor: 24.633