Engrafted Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells Promote Functional Recovery through Synapse Reorganization with Spared Host Neurons after Spinal Cord Injury

Neural stem/progenitor cell (NSPC) transplantation is a promising therapeutic strategy for spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the efficacy of NSPC transplantation on severe SCI is poorly understood. We herein show that NSPC transplantation promotes functional recovery after mild and moderate SCI, bu...

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Main Authors: Kazuya Yokota, Kazu Kobayakawa, Kensuke Kubota, Atsushi Miyawaki, Hideyuki Okano, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, Yukihide Iwamoto, Seiji Okada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:Stem Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221367111500185X