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Spontaneous plasticity in the injured spinal cord—implications for repair strategies

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This work was supported by the NIH, Veterans Affairs, Canadian Spinal Research Organization, the Swiss Institut International de Recherche en Paraplégie Geneva, and the Hollfelder Foundation.

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Weidner, N., Tuszynski, M. Spontaneous plasticity in the injured spinal cord—implications for repair strategies. Mol Psychiatry 7, 9–11 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4000983

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