Embryonic Stem Cells targetting Spinal Cord Repair

UC Irvine Reeve-Irvine researchers have used human embryonic stem cells to grow cells called oligodendrocytes, the building blocks of the myelin tissue that wraps around and insulates nerve fibers.

Researchers developed a technique of forcing cells to develop into early-stage oligodendrocyte cells. After transplantatthese cells into mice, the cells formed into full-grown oligodendrocyte cells and migrated to appropriate neuronal sites within the mouse's spinal cord.

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Posted on November 24, 2004 09:31 AM