Stem cell therapy to protect and repair the developing brain: a review of mechanisms of action of cord blood and amnion epithelial derived cells

In the research, clinical and wider community there is great interest in the use of stem cells to reduce the progression, or indeed repair brain injury. Perinatal brain injury may result from acute or chronic insults sustained during fetal development, during the process of birth, or in the newborn...

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Main Authors: Margie eCastillo-Melendez, Tamara eYawno, Graham eJenkin, Suzanne Lee Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2013.00194/full