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. 2012 Sep 14;150(6):1105-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.08.025.

Building bridges for spinal cord repair

Phillip G Popovich  1
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Building bridges for spinal cord repair

Phillip G Popovich. Cell. .
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Abstract

For nearly a century, neuroscientists have sought to restore neurological function across spinal cord lesions. Lu et al. now present significant progress toward this goal, showing in rats that transplanted neural stem cells establish a functional bridge across completely transected spinal cords.

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