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Human Stem Cells in Mouse Model of Spinal Cord Injury

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This visual abstract depicts the findings of Fandel et al., who show that transplanted human ESC-derived interneuron precursors in an injured mouse spinal cord integrate and differentiate into human GABAergic neurons and relieve injury-related symptoms, such as neurogenic bladder dysfunction and central neuropathic pain.

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Fandel et al./<i>Cell Stem Cell</i> 2016

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