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Intrastriatal Grafting of Chromospheres: Survival and Functional Effects in the 6-OHDA Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Boronat-García Alejandra, Palomero-Rivero Marcela, Guerra-Crespo Magdalena, Millán-Aldaco Diana, Drucker-Colín René
Abstract excerpt
Cell replacement therapy in Parkinson's disease (PD) aims at re-establishing dopamine neurotransmission in the striatum by grafting dopamine-releasing cells. Chromaffin cell (CC) grafts produce some transitory improvements of functional motor deficits in PD animal models, and have the advantage of allowing autologous transplantation. However, CC grafts have exhibited low survival, poor functional effects and...
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