Identification of a human olfactory ensheathing cell that can effect transplant-mediated remyelination of demyelinated CNS axons. |
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This is because, unlike most cells in the body, the olfactory ensheathing cells continue to regenerate. |
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The cells, called olfactory ensheathing cells, connect the lining of the nose with the brain, giving us our sense of smell. |
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Huang will be presenting his work with cells called olfactory ensheathing glia. |
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It involved transplanting olfactory ensheathing cells from the nose to the spinal cord. |
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During the 8-hour procedure, the team transplanted olfactory ensheathing cells from inside the nose into the spinal cord of a volunteer paraplegic patient. |
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Plants in the clade Araceae possess a characteristic inflorescence consisting of a vase-like, ensheathing modified leaf or spathe that surrounds a slender finger-like spadix. |
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And by the early 90s he showed it was possible to reverse paralysis in rats through a transplant of those special cells, called olfactory ensheathing cells. |
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