A potential therapeutic approach for human spinal cord injuries: Subarachnoid puncture for OECs transplantation

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 863-864

  shen, Yi Xin ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a   Zhao, Jia Guo ^b  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MIGRATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL VIABILITY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMAN; LETTER; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY ENSHEATHING CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 70349802351     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.04.009     Document Type: Letter

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