Robust CNS regeneration after complete spinal cord transection using aligned poly-L-lactic acid microfibers.

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Published in Biomaterials on June 01, 2011

Authors

Andres Hurtado1, Jared M Cregg, Han B Wang, Dane F Wendell, Martin Oudega, Ryan J Gilbert, John W McDonald

Author Affiliations

1: International Center for Spinal Cord Injury, Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. hurtado@kennedykrieger.org

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