Rodent Neural Progenitor Cells Support Functional Recovery after Cervical Spinal Cord Contusion.
RatSpinal cord injuryContusionFischer 344FemaleImplantation into the lesion cavityTwo weeks after injury
Model: Unilateral midcervical contusion spinal cord injury
Neural progenitor cell grafts differentiated into all three neural lineages, extended axons into host grey matter and produced significant recovery of forelimb motor function relative to both control groups (ANOVA p < 0.05).
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