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Recovery of Function After Spinal Cord Injury

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Transplantation of Neural Tissue into the Spinal Cord

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Clowry, G., Slawinska, U. (2006). Recovery of Function After Spinal Cord Injury. In: Transplantation of Neural Tissue into the Spinal Cord. Neuroscience Intelligence Unit. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-32633-2_2

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