Stem Cell Transplants May Someday Be Used to Treat Parkinson's

question 33

Multiple Choice

Stem cell transplants may someday be used to treat Parkinson's disease. Researchers are hopeful that these cells would alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson's disease by ________.

• A) preventing temporal lobe seizures
• B) repairing sites of traumatic brain injury
• C) replenishing missing ion channels
• D) secreting the neurotransmitter dopamine

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