The magic behind stem cells

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 208-214

  Zech, Nicolas H ^a   Shkumatov, Artem ^a   Koestenbauer, Sonja ^b  

^a REPRODUCTIVE GENETICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adult stem cells; Embryonic stem cells; Plasticity; Therapy

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEMATOPOIESIS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELLS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 34547621944     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-007-9123-z     Document Type: Review

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