Embryonic stem cell research and the moral status of human embryos

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 63-67

  Holm, Søren ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cell research; ES cells; Ethics; Moral status of embryo

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CELL BASED GENE THERAPY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LOSS; COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DERIVATIZATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; IDENTITY; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; OOCYTE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 15044354900     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)62209-2     Document Type: Article

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