Stem cell research: Elephants in the room

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1004-1009

  Theise, Neil D ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; CELL ISOLATION; CLONE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO CELL; HUMAN; HYBRID CELL; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0041706374     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/78.8.1004     Document Type: Review

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