During the 8-hour procedure, the team transplanted olfactory ensheathing cells from inside the nose into the spinal cord of a volunteer paraplegic patient. |
Huang will be presenting his work with cells called olfactory ensheathing glia. |
It involved transplanting olfactory ensheathing cells from the nose to the spinal cord. |
The cells, called olfactory ensheathing cells, connect the lining of the nose with the brain, giving us our sense of smell. |
Plants in the clade Araceae possess a characteristic inflorescence consisting of a vase-like, ensheathing modified leaf or spathe that surrounds a slender finger-like spadix. |
Identification of a human olfactory ensheathing cell that can effect transplant-mediated remyelination of demyelinated CNS axons. |