Stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury. A plea for rationality

The discovery of neural stem cells has offered a glimmer of hope to those afflicted by neurodegenerative diseases or those bearing the brunt of neurological insult. Spinal cord injuries affect young adult males predominantly and there is often pressure on the medical community to ‘do something’. The...

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Main Authors: Prafulla Kumar Sahoo, S Sudumbraker, Sasivadanan, Khaleel Isaac Mathai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2008-06-01
Series:The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma
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Online Access:http://www.ijntonline.com/June08/abstracts/abs3.PDF