Demyelinating diseases and potential repair strategies
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Sasaki M, Li B, Lankford KL, Radtke C, Kocsis JD. Remyelination of the injured spinal cord. Progress In Brain Research 2007, 161: 419-433. PMID: 17618995, PMCID: PMC2605400, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(06)61030-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryFunctional outcomeSpinal cordContusive spinal cord injuryLong white matter tractsPotential cell therapy candidatesWhite matter tractsMyelin-forming cellsCell therapy candidatesCord injuryCentral necrotic coreClinical studiesTherapy candidatesNecrotic coreTransplantation studiesExperimental modelCordOutcomesCellsDemyelinationRemyelinationInjuryNecrosisOECsAxons