Subarachnoid transplant of the human neuronal hNT2.19 serotonergic cell line attenuates behavioral hypersensitivity without affecting motor dysfunction after severe contusive spinal cord injury

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  Eaton, Mary J ^a   Widerström Noga, Eva ^a,b   Wolfe, Stacey Quintero ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^c TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1155/2011/891605     Document Type: Article

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