Adult stem cell manipulation and possible clinical perspectives

Journal fur Reproduktionsmedizin und Endokrinologie

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-99

  Zech, Nicolas H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cell engineering; Fusion; Plasticity; Stem cells; Therapy; Tumour

Indexed keywords

BIOENGINEERING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUSION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HOST CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW; STEM CELL PLASTICITY; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE DEGENERATION; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REPAIR; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 4344648660     PISSN: 18102107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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