Early graft of neural precursors in spinal cord compression reduces glial cyst and improves function: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-106

  Boido, Marina ^a   Garbossa, Diego ^a   Vercelli, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell therapy; CNS repair; Glial cyst; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIAL CYST; GRIP STRENGTH; MALE; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NERVE GRAFT; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GLIOSIS; MALE; MICE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEURONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960027540     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.1.SPINE10607     Document Type: Article

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