Transplanted astrocytes derived from BMP- or CNTF-treated glial-restricted precursors have opposite effects on recovery and allodynia after spinal cord injury
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Two critical challenges in developing cell-transplantation therapies for injured or diseased tissues are to identify optimal cells and harmful side effects. This is of particular concern in the case of spinal cord injury, where recen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Biology |
Online Access: | http://jbiol.com/content/7/7/24 |