Technical aspects of spinal cord injections for cell transplantation. Clinical and translational considerations

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 84, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 267-279

  Guest, James ^a,b   Benavides, Francisco ^a   Padgett, Kyle ^a,b   Mendez, Eric ^b   Tovar, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cells; Injection; Pressure; Spinal cord injury; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

IRON OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; STEROID;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; INJECTION PAIN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NEEDLE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJECTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SYRINGE; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; ISCHEMIA; MOVEMENT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 79951772910     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2010.11.007     Document Type: Review

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