Treatment of traumatic brain injury in rats with transplantation of human amniotic cells

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 1843-1845

  Lu, Yi ^a,b   Hui, Guo Zhen ^a   Wu, Zhi Yuan ^a,b   Guo, Li He ^b   Ji, Xun He ^b   Wu, Xin ^b  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Amnion; Brain injuries; Rats; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; TISSUE EXTRACT;

AMNION CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL SEPARATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; RAT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33751086990     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200611010-00014     Document Type: Article

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