Bone Marrow-Derived, Neural-Like Cells Have the Characteristics of Neurons to Protect the Peripheral Nerve in Microenvironment

• Main Authors: Shi-lei Guo (Author), Zhi-ying Zhang (Author), Yan Xu (Author), Yun-xia Zhi (Author), Chang-jie Han (Author), Yu-hao Zhou (Author), Fang Liu (Author), Hai-yan Lin (Author), Chuan-sen Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Effective repair of peripheral nerve defects is difficult because of the slow growth of new axonal growth. We propose that "neural-like cells" may be useful for the protection of peripheral nerve destructions. Such cells should prolong the time for the disintegration of spinal nerves, redu...