Human recombinant erythropoietin improves motor function in rats with spinal cord compression-induced cervical myelopathy.

Human recombinant erythropoietin improves motor function in rats with spinal cord compression-induced cervical myelopathy.

OBJECTIVE:Erythropoietin (EPO) is a clinically available hematopoietic cytokine. EPO has shown beneficial effects in the context of spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of EPO on a rat model of spinal cord compression-induced cervical...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Tanaka, Hidetoshi Murata, Ryohei Miyazaki, Tetsuya Yoshizumi, Mitsuru Sato, Makoto Ohtake, Kensuke Tateishi, Phyo Kim, Tetsuya Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214351

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