Schwann cells and their precursors for repair of central nervous system myelin

Brain

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1978-1980

  Kocsis, Jeffery D ^a   Waxman, Stephen G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; GLATIRAMER; MYELIN;

CELL MIGRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHWANN CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 34547732467     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awm161     Document Type: Note

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