Human embryonic stem cell research: Ethical and legal issues

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 74-78

  Robertson, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMBRYO; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARD; STEM CELL; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; LEGAL APPROACH;

BIOETHICS; EMBRYO; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; RESEARCH; STEM CELLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035221762     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35047594     Document Type: Review

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