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Michael C Jin, Zachary A Medress, Tej D Azad

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    |March 6, 2019
    PubMed

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    AD-MSC = adipose-derived MSCASIA = American Spinal Injury AssociationBDNF = brain-derived neurotrophic factorBM-MSC = bone marrow–derived MSCBMP = bone morphogenetic proteinESC = embryonic stem cellMEP = motor evoked potentialMSC = mesenchymal stem cellNPC = neural progenitor cellOPC = oligodendrocyte progenitor cellSCI = spinal cord injuryTGFβ = transforming growth factor–βU-MSC = umbilical cord MSCclinical trialsiPSC = induced pluripotent stem cellspinal cord injurystem celltransplanttrauma

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