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Stem cell transplantation for neurodegenerative diseases.
Current opinion in neurology - 1 Dec 2007
Rosser Anne E, Zietlow Rike, Dunnett Stephen B
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review recent developments in the application of stem cells for transplantation therapies in neurodegenerative diseases. RECENT FINDINGS: Stem cell transplantation has the potential to improve function by replacing cells lost to the disease and reconstructing elements of neural circuitry or by providing support for host cells (e.g. by secretion of trophic factors). Other mechanisms, such as...
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