Stem cells and molecular strategies to restore hearing

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-53

  Pauley, S ^a   Kopecky, B ^a   Beisel, K ^a   Soukup, G ^a   Fritzsch, B ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Gene therapy; Hearing loss; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ADULT STEM CELL; ANIMAL; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE THERAPY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAIR CELL; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INNER EAR; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REGENERATION; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EAR, INNER; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GENE THERAPY; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; REGENERATION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 44949098669     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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