Multiple sclerosis is characterized by immunological attacks across a wide front in the brain and spinal cord. In mice, the damage can be partly repaired by neural precursor cells, delivered into the blood or spinal fluid.
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Steinman, L. Collateral damage repaired. Nature 422, 671–672 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/422671a
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