Navigating the quagmire: The regulation of human embryonic stem cell research

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1113-1116

  Jones, D Gareth ^a   Towns, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cells; Ethical consistency; Regulations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EXTRACTION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EMBRYO; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 33645803201     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei461     Document Type: Article

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