Survival and Integration of Transplanted Olfactory Ensheathing Cells are Crucial for Spinal Cord Injury Repair: Insights from the Last 10 Years of Animal Model Studies

Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs), the glial cells of the primary olfactory nervous system, support the natural regeneration of the olfactory nerve that occurs throughout life. OECs thus exhibit unique properties supporting neuronal survival and growth. Transplantation of OECs is emerging as a prom...

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Main Authors: Ronak Reshamwala, Megha Shah, James St John, Jenny Ekberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-12-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0963689719883823