Intraspinal Implant Of Mesenchymal Stem Cells May Not Heal The Demyelinated Spinal Cord

Multiple sclerosis is a disease caused by the loss of the myelinated sheath surrounding the nerve fibers of the spinal cord. Therapeutic hope for curing multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases has included the possibility that stem cell transplants could help remyelinate the spinal cord.

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Filed under: Multiple Sclerosis on November 21st, 2008