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Human neural stem cell grafts ameliorate motor neuron disease in SOD-1 transgenic rats.
Transplantation - 15 Oct 2006
Xu Leyan, Yan Jun, Chen David, Welsh Annie M, Hazel Thomas, Johe Karl, Hatfield Glen, Koliatsos Vassilis E
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BACKGROUND: Experimental therapeutics for degenerative and traumatic diseases of the nervous system have been recently enriched with the addition of neural stem cells (NSCs) as alternatives to fetal tissues for cell replacement. Neurodegenerative diseases present the additional problem that cell death signals may interfere with the viability of grafted cells. The adult spinal cord raises further challenges for...
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