Transplantation of GABAergic neurons from ESCs attenuates tactile hypersensitivity following spinal cord injury

Stem Cells

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2099-2108

  Kim, Dae Sung ^a   Jung Jung, S E ^a   Nam, Taick Sang ^a   Jeon, Young Hoon ^a   Lee, Dongjin R ^a   Lee, Jae Souk ^a   Leem, Joong Woo ^a   Kim, Dong Wook ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ESC; GABAergic neuron; Neuropathic pain; Spinal cord injury; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; [3 (3,4 DICHLOROBENZYLAMINO)PROPYL](DIETHOXYMETHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; METHYSERGIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL THERAPY; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENGRAFTMENT; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKIN STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD HEMISECTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MICE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

RATTUS;

EID: 78649816972     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stem.526     Document Type: Article

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