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