Limbal epithelial stem cell therapy

Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-3

  Daniels, Julie T ^a   Notara, Maria ^a   Shortt, Alex J ^a   Secker, Genevieve ^a   Harris, Anna ^a   Tuft, Stephen J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cornea; Gene therapy; Imaging; Limbal epithelial stem cells; Regulations; Stem cell therapy

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6;

ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ANIRIDIA; BLINDNESS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CORNEA; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LIMBAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STEM CELL GENE THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; SCLERA; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33846156206     PISSN: 14712598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14712598.7.1.1     Document Type: Review

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