1998
Transplanted Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Remyelinate and Enhance Axonal Conduction in the Demyelinated Dorsal Columns of the Rat Spinal Cord
Imaizumi T, Lankford K, Waxman S, Greer C, Kocsis J. Transplanted Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Remyelinate and Enhance Axonal Conduction in the Demyelinated Dorsal Columns of the Rat Spinal Cord. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 6176-6185. PMID: 9698311, PMCID: PMC2605360, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-16-06176.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal column axonsRat spinal cordSpinal cordRemyelinated axonsDorsal columnsAdult rat spinal cordExtent of remyelinationTransplantation of OECsSpinal cord lesionsCell injection siteQuantitative histological analysisFunctional remyelinationCord lesionsAxonal conductionNeonatal ratsFocal injectionsConduction blockSchwann cellsConduction velocityInjection siteElectrophysiological propertiesAction potentialsAxonsHistological analysisTransplantation
1997
P-3-316 Functional repair of demyelinated spinal cordaxons in the adult rat by transplantation of genetically-engineering Schwann cells
Hommou O, Hashi K, Felts P, Waxman S, Kocsis J. P-3-316 Functional repair of demyelinated spinal cordaxons in the adult rat by transplantation of genetically-engineering Schwann cells. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 1997, 99: s143. DOI: 10.1016/s0303-8467(97)81922-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal Cord Repair: Progress Towards a Daunting Goal
Waxman S, Kocsis J. Spinal Cord Repair: Progress Towards a Daunting Goal. The Neuroscientist 1997, 3: 263-269. DOI: 10.1177/107385849700300414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal cord repairSpinal cordHuman spinal cord injuryUse of neurotrophinsSpinal cord injuryMyelin-forming glial cellsSpinal cord tractsFunctional recoveryNerve graftsAnatomical repairCord injuryGlial cellsAnimal modelsWhite matterGray matterClinical goalsCordInjuryPartial restorationRepairDaunting goalTransplantationNeurotrophinsGraftCNS