2001
[The role of transplanted astrocytes for the regeneration of CNS axons].
Imaizumi T, Lankford K, Kocsis J, Hashi K. [The role of transplanted astrocytes for the regeneration of CNS axons]. Brain And Nerve 脳と神経 2001, 53: 632-8. PMID: 11517487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompound action potentialRegenerated axonsSC transplantationAxonal regenerationAdult ratsLong-tract axonsMyelin associated proteinsDorsal column axonsRegeneration of axonsDC axonsCell transplantationDorsal rootsNeonatal ratsSpinal cordReduction of scarsHistological examinationTransplantationMammalian CNSCNS axonsAction potentialsAxonsMyelin formationLesionsThree daysRats
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