Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells or Schwann cells restores rapid and secure conduction across the transected spinal cord
Imaizumi T, Lankford K, Kocsis J. Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells or Schwann cells restores rapid and secure conduction across the transected spinal cord. Brain Research 2000, 854: 70-78. PMID: 10784108, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)02285-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegenerated axonsCell transplantationSpinal cordSchwann cellsTransection siteIsolated spinal cord preparationSpinal cord preparationTransplantation of olfactoryRat spinal cordSpinal cord axonsConduction velocity measurementsTransplantation of cellsCord preparationDorsal columnsAxonal regenerationAxon areaTransplantationImpulse conductionHost tractElectrophysiological recordingsAxonsNormal axonsDonor cellsNeuronal sourcesCord