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Spinal injuries in monkeys eased using human stem cells.

Publication: Japan Weekly Monitor
Publication Date: 17-DEC-01
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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TOKYO, Dec. 10 Kyodo

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A group of Japanese doctors has for the first time ever succeeded in restoring mobility to monkeys crippled with spinal cord injuries through transplants of neural stem cells from the spinal cords of human fetuses, one of the doctors said Monday.

Hideyuki Okano, a professor in the medical department of Tokyo's Keio...

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