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Possible new approach to stem cell therapy for SCI
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In this study, a combination of chitosan guidance channels and transplanted neural stem/progenitor cells is reported to improve cell survival, although not enough to result in any "significant" improved functional recovery. But the investigators say that the results are promising and that these channels (chitosan is a naturally occurring substance in the shells of lobsters and shrimp) could one day be safely and effectively used to help guide regeneration in the spinal cord. Study author Charles Tator, MD, PhD is a principal investigator in the
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karen_Lynn
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WHAT IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO SHELL FISH?
PRC_Bernadette
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Well, if you are as allergic to shellfish as I am, it would be a non-option as I stop breathing. Not worth the risk, just like cousamine for the joints is not worth the risk.
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