Neural transplantation for neurodegenerative disorders

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue SUPPL.1, 1999, Pages 29-30

  Borlongan, Cesario V ^a   Sanberg, Paul R ^b   Freeman, Thomas B ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STROKE;

EID: 0032938221     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)90229-5     Document Type: Article

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