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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Main Authors: Dewei Kou, Tianmi Li, Hong Liu, Chuansheng Liu, Yanwei Yin, Xing Wu, Tengbo Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2018-07-01
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