In search of the lost cord : solving the mystery of spinal cord regeneration / Luba Vikhanski.

Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, [2001], ©2001.

xiii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-245) and index.

Pt. 1. The science of the impossible : The maestro and the dogma -- Regeneration's solitary warrior -- The gains in brain are mainly in the stain -- 1980-1981: bridges to a new era -- The unyielding spirit -- A Schwann cell chauvinist -- The little antibody that could -- Overcoming an invisible barrier -- The rats are walking -- pt. 2. The many faces of hope : Hope against hype -- Healing from within -- Mighty cells -- Elixir of youth for damaged nerves -- Wired for regeneration -- The smart spinal cord -- The 2-million quest -- Man-machine mergers -- Epilogue -- Appendix: the spinal cord before and after injury.