Stem Cell Therapy for Ocular Disorders

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 621-627

  Levin, Leonard A ^a   Ritch, Robert ^b,c   Richards, Julia E ^d   Borrás, Teresa ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL PROTECTION; EYE DISEASE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANIMALS; EYE; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 1842530216     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.122.4.621     Document Type: Review

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