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Nature 458, 1101 (30 April 2009) | doi:10.1038/4581101a; Published online 29 April 2009

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Stem-cell treatments for spinal-cord injury may be worth the risk

Jesse Owens1

  1. Biomedical Program, University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, USA
    Email: afjlo@uaa.alaska.edu

In his Correspondence 'Caution urged in trial of stem cells to treat spinal-cord injury' (Nature 458, 29; 2009), Yves Barde questions the wisdom of testing oligodendrocyte precursors derived from embryonic stem (ES) cells in patients, despite the promise that such cells hold for repairing these injuries in rodents.

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