Restoration of function after spinal cord transection using a collagen bridge
Volume: 70A, Issue: 4, Pages: 569 - 575
Published: Jul 27, 2004
Abstract
The restoration of function of transected adult mammalian spinal cord without living tissue has not been reported previously. We report the first success of functional restoration of transected spinal cord without living tissue. We grafted collagen filaments parallel or transverse to the axis of the spinal cord to bridge 5-mm defects of 47 adult rat spinal cords. Twenty-five rats were used as a control. Of the 72 rats, 42 rats survived the...
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Title
Restoration of function after spinal cord transection using a collagen bridge
Published Date
Jul 27, 2004
Volume
70A
Issue
4
Pages
569 - 575
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