EGFR inhibition enhances oligodendrocyte precursor cells proliferation and differentiation after contusive spinal cord injury.

• Main Author: Yeap, Yvette Yee Shan.
• Other Authors: Feng Zhiwei
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Molecular biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38865
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Traumatic insult to the spinal cord usually leads to severe tissue destruction and cause significant neurological dysfunction to the patient. After spinal cord injury (SCI), neural circuits are disrupted due to massive neuronal and oligodendrocytes death and demyelination. In this study, we aim to...