Optimization of immunosuppressive therapy for spinal grafting of human spinal stem cells in a rat model of ALS

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1153-1161

  Hefferan, Michael P ^a   Johe, Karl ^b   Hazel, Thomas ^b   Feldman, Eva L ^c   Simon Lunn, J ^c   Marsala, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Neuralstem Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); FK506; Human spinal stem cells; Mycophenolate; Superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)

Indexed keywords

DOUBLECORTIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; TACROLIMUS;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL STEM CELL; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84930481981     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/096368910X564553     Document Type: Article

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