Human embryonic stem cells for neuronal repair

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 122-126

  Ben Hur, Tamir ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Human embryonic stem cells; Neurologic diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL TYPE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENCEPHALITIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HOST; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OLIGODENDROGLIA; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 33244494462     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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