Intravenous Administration of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Reduces Neurological Deficit in the Rat after Traumatic Brain Injury

We measured the effect of treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the rat with human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) administered IV. HUCB cells were injected into the tail vein 24 h after TBI and the rats were sacrificed at day 28 after the treatment. The Rotarod test and the neurological severity...

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Main Authors: Dunyue Lu, Paul R. Sanberg, Asim Mahmood, Yi Li, Lei Wang, Juan Sanchez-Ramos, Michael Chopp Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2002-04-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096020198389924