Transplantation of retinal pigment epithelium using viable cryopreserved cells

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-162

  Durlu, Yusuf K ^a   Tamai, Makoto ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Immunocytochemistry; Retinal pigment epithelium; Xenotransplantation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030989436     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-6897(96)00142-X     Document Type: Article

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