Stem Cell Transplantation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients: Methodological Approach, Safety, and Feasibility

Stem Cell Transplantation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients: Methodological Approach, Safety, and Feasibility

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is characterized by the selective death of motor neurons. Stem cells have been proposed as a potential therapeutic strategy. The safety of stem cell transplantation into the frontal motor cortex to improve upper motor neuron function is described. Sixty-seven patients w...

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Main Authors: Héctor R. Martínez M.D., FACP, Juan Francisco Molina-Lopez, María Teresa González-Garza, Jorge E. Moreno-Cuevas, Enrique Caro-Osorio, Alfonso Gil-Valadez, Eugenio Gutierrez-Jimenez, Oscar E. Zazueta-Fierro, J. Alfonso Meza, Patricio Couret-Alcaraz, Martin Hernandez-Torre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-09-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368911X582769

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https://doi.org/10.3727/096368911X582769

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