Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells into spinal cord lesions restores breathing and climbing

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 727-731

  Li, Ying ^a   Decherchi, Patrick ^b   Raisman, Geoffrey ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Adult; Breathing; Olfactory ensheathing cells; Repair; Spinal cord; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CELL CULTURE; CELL TRANSFER; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL TYPE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOGENOUS MATRIX TRANSFER; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY ENSHEATHING CELL; OLFACTORY NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD LESION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037321302     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-03-00727.2003     Document Type: Article

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