Engraftment, neuroglial transdifferentiation and behavioral recovery after complete spinal cord transection in rats.

Conclusions: Xenogeneic ovine bone marrow MSCs proved capable of engrafting into the injured rat spinal cord. Transdifferentiation into a neuroglial phenotype was able to support partial functional recovery. PMID: 29497572 [PubMed]
Source: Surgical Neurology International - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research