Human embryonic stem cells for brain repair?

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 363, Issue 1489, 2008, Pages 87-99

  Zhang, Su Chun ^a   Li, Xue Jun ^a   Johnson, M Austin ^a   Pankratz, Matthew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell therapy; Embryonic stem cells; Neural patterning; Neural transplantation; Neuroectoderm

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION; DISEASE TREATMENT; INJURY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; NEUROLOGY; PHENOTYPE; RESEARCH WORK;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 36448935660     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2006.2014     Document Type: Review

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