Intraspinal stem cell transplantation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 342-353

  Chen, Kevin S ^a   Sakowski, Stacey A ^b   Feldman, Eva L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS FUNCTIONAL RATING SCALE REVISED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS QUALITY OF LIFE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONNECTOME; DYNAMOMETRY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GENOTYPE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRASPINAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NEURON MICROENVIRONMENT; MYOGRAPHY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEURAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE ASSESSMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY ENSHEATHING CELL; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYNAPSE; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; NEURAL STEM CELL; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; NEURAL STEM CELLS; SPINAL CORD; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84960327158     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.24584     Document Type: Article

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