The promise of stem cell therapy for eye disorders: Guest Editorial

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 315-316

  Vemuganti, Geeta K ^a,b   Sangwan, Virender S ^a,c,d   Rao, Gullapalli N ^c  

^a Ophthalmic Pathology Service   (Mexico)

^b Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation   (India)

^c Cornea and Anterior Segment Service ^*

^d L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547862398     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2007.00156.x     Document Type: Editorial

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