Stem cell sources and therapeutic and approaches for central nervous system and neural retinal disorders

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages

  Yu, Diana ^a   Silva, Gabriel A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cell; Neurodegenerative disease; Neuroregeneration; Somatic stem cell; Stem cell therapy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVE REGENERATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; RETINA DISEASE; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; RETINAL DISEASES; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 42149165729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC/2008/24/3-4/E9     Document Type: Review

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