Rewiring the Parkinsonian brain

被引:13
作者
Fricker-Gates, RA [1 ]
Dunnett, SB [1 ]
机构
[1] Cardiff Univ, Brain Repair Grp, Sch Biosci, Cardiff, S Glam, Wales
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D O I
10.1038/nm0202-105
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The demonstration that transplanted embryonic stem cells differentiate into functional dopamine neurons and provide stable functional recovery in a rodent model of Parkinson disease moves the field a step closer to clinical applications of embryonic stem cells.
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页码:105 / 106
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