Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells or Schwann cells restores rapid and secure conduction across the transected spinal cord

Brain Research

Volumn 854, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 70-78

  Imaizumi, Toshio ^a,b   Lankford, Karen L ^a,b   Kocsis, Jeffery D ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rehabilitation Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon regeneration; Ensheathing cell; Olfactory; Schwann cell; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCHWANN CELLS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0033983350     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02285-4     Document Type: Article

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