Two intrathecal transplants of bone marrow mononuclear cells produce motor improvement in an acute and severe model of spinal cord injury

Two intrathecal transplants of bone marrow mononuclear cells produce motor improvement in an acute and severe model of spinal cord injury

OBJECTIVE: We studied transplants of bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMC) by lumbar puncture (LP) in a severe model of spinal cord injury (SCI) using clip compression. METHODS: BMMCs or saline solution were transplanted by LP 48 hours and 9 days post injury. Motor function was evaluated by BBB scale...

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Main Authors: Elisa Lettnin Kaminski, Asdrubal Falavigna, Gianina Terribele Venturin, Daniel Marinowic, Pamela Brambilla Bagatini, Léder Leal Xavier, Jaderson Costa DaCosta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC) 2013-12-01
Series:Coluna/Columna
Subjects:
Lesiones de la médula espinal
Punción lumbar
Células de la médula ósea
Células-tronco
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512013000400001&lng=en&tlng=en

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