title: The "critical organ" for the organism as a whole: lessons from the lowly spinal cord.
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. ashewmon@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: D Alan
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Shewmont
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*