AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE TRANSPLANTATION OFAUTOLOGOUS OLFACTORY MUCOSA TO THE INJURED SPINAL CORD IN ADULT RATS / 解剖学报

ABSTRACT

Objective In order to explore the possibility of autologous transplantation of olfactory mucosa for spinal cord repair,the changes of autologous olfactory mucosa being transplanted into spinal cord and the effect of promoting axon regeneration in adult rats were investigated. Methods Forty male adult rats were divided into two groups randomlyolfactory mucosa transplantation and control groups.Olfactory mucosa (1*!mm+2) was taken from the posterior region of nasal septum,and this graft was transplanted into the posterior funiculus of cervical 1 segment of spinal cord and destructed the corticospinal tract(2*!mm?1