Restoration of function by glial cell transplantation into demyelinated spinal cord

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 695-703

  Kocsis, Jeffery D ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiological function; Genetically engineered cells; Glial cell; Olfactory ensheathing cell; Remyelination; Schwann cell; Spinal cord injury; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CELL FUNCTION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMYELINATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; REMYELINIZATION; SCHWANN CELL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0032855236     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.1999.16.695     Document Type: Conference Paper

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