Can we grow new retina?

Community Eye Health Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 57, 2006, Pages 6-8

  Vemuganti, Geeta K ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY; CELL GROWTH; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ETHICS; HUMAN; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; RETINA CELL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 33646403694     PISSN: 09536833     EISSN: 09536833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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