How to generate graded spinal cord injuries in swine - tools and procedures

• Main Authors: Mark Züchner (Author), Manuel J. Escalona (Author), Lena Hammerlund Teige (Author), Evangelos Balafas (Author), Lili Zhang (Author), Nikolaos Kostomitsopoulos (Author), Jean-Luc Boulland (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a medically, psychologically and socially disabling condition. A large body of our knowledge on the basic mechanisms of SCI has been gathered in rodents. For preclinical validation of promising therapies, the use of animal models that are closer to humans has several adva...