Injection of adult neurospheres induces recovery in a chronic model of multiple sclerosis

Nature

Volumn 422, Issue 6933, 2003, Pages 688-694

  Pluchino, Stefano ^a   Quattrini, Angelo ^a   Brambilla, Elena ^a   Gritti, Angela ^a   Salani, Giuliana ^a   Dina, Giorgia ^a   Galli, Rossella ^a   Del Carro, Ubaldo ^a   Amadio, Stefano ^a   Bergami, Alessandra ^a   Furian, Roberto ^a   Comi, Giancario ^a   Vescovi, Angelo L ^a   Martino, Gianvito ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CELLS; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

CELLULAR THERAPY;

DISEASES;

MEDICINE;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; MOUSE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMYELINIZATION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84979726329     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01552     Document Type: Article

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