This chapter describes the experimental validation of neurotrophins / neurotrophin receptors as therapeutic targets for the treatment of retinal neurodegenerative disorders. Neuropathies often have inflammatory or vascular ...

Adult stem cells reside in different tissues and organs of the adult organism. Among these cells are MSCs that are located in the adult bone marrow and NSCs that exist in the adult central nervous system (CNS). In ...

O traumatismo cranioencefálico (TCE) afeta milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo, resultando em deficiências motoras agudas/crônicas, de caráter cognitivo e comportamental, impactando severamente a qualidade de vida. ...

Spinal cord injury is an unfortunate event that generally involves a condition that in the short, medium and long term has multiple implications not only for the person suffering from it but also for their family nucleus ...

The World Health Organization has available to the public a list of diseases for which the use of acupuncture as a therapeutic strategy has been evaluated through controlled clinical trials(1). Interestingly, many diseases ...