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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Main Authors: Davies Jeannette E, Pröschel Christoph, Zhang Ningzhe, Noble Mark, Mayer-Pröschel Margot, Davies Stephen JA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:Journal of Biology
Online Access:http://jbiol.com/content/7/7/24