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PLoS ONE, 2010 • December 30, 2010
The study investigated the effects of transplanting human embryonic neural progenitors (hENPs), with or without Neurogenin-2 (Ngn2) expression, into rats with severe spinal cord injuries. Results show...
KEY FINDING: Transplantation of hENPs expressing Ngn2 improved motor recovery after severe spinal cord compression in rats.
JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA, 2011 • April 1, 2011
This study investigated the effects of transplanting human glial-restricted progenitors (hGRP) and astrocytes derived from hGRP (hGDA) into a rat model of spinal cord contusion injury. The results sho...
KEY FINDING: Both hGRP and hGDA grafts demonstrated robust survival and extensive migration within the injured spinal cord, with a threefold increase in cell number for hGRP and a twofold increase for hGDA.