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Behavioral Assessment of Manual Dexterity in Non-Human Primates
Published on: November 11, 2011
Recovery of fine motor performance after ischemic damage to motor cortex is facilitated by cell therapy in the rhesus
Tara L Moore1, Monica A Pessina, Seth P Finklestein
1Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine , Boston, MA , USA .
Abstract:
We investigated the efficacy on recovery of function following controlled cortical ischemia in the monkey of the investigational cell drug product, CNTO 0007. This drug contains a cellular component, human umbilical tissue-derived cells, in a proprietary thaw and inject formulation. Results demonstrate significantly better recovery of motor function in the treatment group with no difference between groups in the volume or surface area of ischemic damage, suggesting that the cells stimulated plasticity.
