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Xenotransplantation...
Xenotransplantation for CNS repair : immunological barriers and strategies to overcome them
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Brevig, T (författare)
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Holgersson, J. (författare)
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- Widner, Håkan (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Neurologi, Lund,Sektion IV,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Regeneration in Movement Disorders,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Neurology, Lund,Section IV,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine,Lund University Research Groups
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(creator_code:org_t)
- 2000
- 2000
- Engelska 8 s.
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Ingår i: Trends in Neurosciences. - 0166-2236. ; 23:8, s. 44-337
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Abstract
Ämnesord
Stäng
- Neural transplantation holds promise for focal CNS repair. Owing to the shortage of human donor material, which is derived from aborted embryos, and ethical concerns over its use, animal donor tissue is now considered an appropriate alternative. In the USA, individuals suffering from Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, focal epilepsy or stroke have already received neural grafts from pig embryos. However, in animal models, neural tissue transplanted between species is usually promptly rejected, even when implanted in the brain. Some of the immunological mechanisms that underlie neural xenograft rejection have recently been elucidated, but others remain to be determined and controlled before individuals with neurological disorders can benefit from xenotransplantation.
Ämnesord
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Neurovetenskaper (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Basic Medicine -- Neurosciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Animals
- Brain Tissue Transplantation
- Central Nervous System
- Humans
- Transplantation, Heterologous
- Journal Article
- Review
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- art (ämneskategori)
- ref (ämneskategori)
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