Anthropological and ethical reflections on the production and use of embryonic stem cells

Cell Proliferation

Volumn 41, Issue S1, 2008, Pages 71-77

  Faggioni, M P ^a  

^a Pontifical Academy for Life   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL RENEWAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROL; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYO; POLITICS; RESEARCH ETHICS; TISSUE; UMBILICAL CORD;

ADULT STEM CELLS; CLONING, ORGANISM; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS;

EID: 37349077567     PISSN: 09607722     EISSN: 13652184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2008.00489.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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