dc.contributor.author | El-haddar, Mohammed | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-28T10:29:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-28T10:29:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-03-12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.limu.edu.ly/handle/123456789/2023 | |
dc.description | The spinal cord is an organized and complex part of the CNS. The spinal cord is a collection of
nerves that travel from the bottom of your brain down your back, there are 31 pairs of nerves that
leave the spinal cord to your heart, lungs, bowel, bladder. For example signals from the spinal
cord are what control our rate of breathing. Other spinal nerves travel from different parts of the
body back to the spinal cord. These nerves bring back information to the brain from the different
body parts, these include the sense of touch, pain, positioning and temperature. The spinal cord is
very sensitive it does not have the ability to repair itself nor does it’s cells have the ability to
regenerate. We know that the spinal cord is the main relay for signals between the brain and the
body, hence injury to the spinal cord would deprive the individual from mobility and sensory
input as well as autonomic nervous system control below the level of the lesion (1) | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Human embryonic stem (ES) cells capture the imagination because they are
immortal and have an almost unlimited developmental potential. After many months of growth
in culture dishes, these remarkable cells maintain the ability to form cells ranging from muscle to
nerve to blood—potentially any cell type that makes up the body. The proliferative and
developmental potential of human ES cells promises an essentially unlimited supply of specific
cell types for basic research and for medical therapy such as treating spinal cord injuries
A spinal cord injury is damage done to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the
spinal canal (cauda equina), it often causes permanent changes in strength, sensation and other
body functions below the site of the injury.
Effects of this injury might be felt mentally, emotionally and socially | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | faculty of Basic Medical Science - Libyan International Medical University | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.title | The potential role of Embryonic stem cells in the treatment of spinal cord injuries | en_US |
dc.type | Other | en_US |