Transplantation of rat-derived microglial cells promotes functional recovery in a rat model of spinal cord injury
This study evaluated the effect of microglia transplantation on neurological functional recovery in rats subjected to traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). The rat model of SCI was established using a weight drop device. Forty SCI rats were randomly divided into the microglia group and the saline grou...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2018-07-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018001000603&lng=en&tlng=en |