Stroke Research and Treatment
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 234095, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/234095
Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Intrathecal Transplantation in Chronic Stroke
1Department of Medical Services and Clinical Research, NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute, Stemasia Hospital and Research Centre, Plot No. 19, Sector 40, Near Seawoods Railway Station, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400706, India
2Department of Research and Development, NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute, Stemasia Hospital and Research Centre, Plot No. 19, Sector 40, Near Seawoods Railway Station, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400706, India
3Department of Neurorehabilitation, NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute, Stemasia Hospital and Research Centre, Plot No. 19, Sector 40, Near Seawoods Railway Station, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400706, India
Received 9 April 2014; Revised 17 June 2014; Accepted 22 June 2014; Published 8 July 2014
Academic Editor: Wuwei Feng
Copyright © 2014 Alok Sharma et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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