Neural stem cells & supporting cells - The new therapeutic tools for the treatment of spinal cord injury.
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2009-10
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Stem cells play important role in the development and in the maintenance of specific tissues. They
have been identified in majority of the organs like liver, blood, skin and intestine. Role of stem cells
in regenerative medicine have been implicated in many chronic diseases. Stem cell research is a new
opportunity to those patients whose organs are damaged or diseased. The discovery of stem cells in central
and peripheral nervous system is relatively recent. Spinal cord injury is one of the major neurological
disaster affecting mostly young lives. Stem cell transplantation in spinal cord injury patients have shown
encouraging results. Different sources of stem cells are being exploited for spinal cord injury as well as other neurological disorders.
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Neural stem cells, spinal cord injury
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Paspala Syed Ameer Basha, Balaji Avvari Bhaskara, Nyamath Parveen, Ahmed Khawaja Shakeel, Khan Aleem Ahmed, Khaja Mohammed Nane, Narsu M Lakshmi, Devi Y Prameela, Murthy T V R K, Habibullah C M. Neural stem cells & supporting cells - The new therapeutic tools for the treatment of spinal cord injury. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2009 Oct; 130(4): 379-391.