Improvement in the motor function of the hind legs in mice after spinal cord injury (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Improvement in the motor function of the hind legs in mice after spinal cord injury

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Introducing Neurod4 into neural stem cells derived from ependymal cells in mice just after spinal cord injury promotes neuronal differentiation. The differentiated neurons form synapses, which leads to an improvement in the motor function of their hind legs.

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Atsushi Natsume

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