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Respiratory difficulties and mortality following severe cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) result primarily from malfunctions of respiratory pathways and the paralyzed diaphragm. Nonetheless, ...

Values of p < 0.05 were considered to be significantly different. We established a rat model of SCI by a complete right hemisection at the T10 position of the spinal cord (Figure 1A), and the right ...