Human hepatocyte growth factor promotes functional recovery in primates after spinal cord injury.

Human hepatocyte growth factor promotes functional recovery in primates after spinal cord injury.

Many therapeutic interventions for spinal cord injury (SCI) using neurotrophic factors have focused on reducing the area damaged by secondary, post-injury degeneration, to promote functional recovery. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), which is a potent mitogen for mature hepatocytes and a mediator of...

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Main Authors: Kazuya Kitamura, Kanehiro Fujiyoshi, Jun-Ichi Yamane, Fumika Toyota, Keigo Hikishima, Tatsuji Nomura, Hiroshi Funakoshi, Toshikazu Nakamura, Masashi Aoki, Yoshiaki Toyama, Hideyuki Okano, Masaya Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3226561?pdf=render

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