Endogenous neural progenitor cells in the repair of the injured spinal cord

Stem cell treatments, and in particular, stem cell transplants have been identified as potential therapeutic strategies for a range of neurodegenerative and acquired conditions of the central nervous system (CNS). Stem cell transplants are seen as a way of replacing lost neurons, or providing a cellular environment that is more permissible for axon and cell regeneration. An alternate strategy to transplantation of exogenous stem cells is the...