Building bridges for spinal cord repair.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
For nearly a century, neuroscientists have sought to restore neurological function across spinal cord lesions. Lu et al. now present significant progress toward this goal, showing in rats that transplanted neural stem cells establish a functional bridge across completely transected spinal cords.