Transplantation of neural stem cells with valproate for spinal cord injury

Neuroprotection and Regeneration of the Spinal Cord

Volumn 9784431545026, Issue , 2014, Pages 247-253

  Abematsu, Masahiko ^a   Nakashima, Kinichi ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Neural stem cell; Regeneration; Spinal cord injury; Valproate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930740514     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-54502-6_20     Document Type: Chapter

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