Biocompatible hydrogels in spinal cord injury repair

Physiological Research

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2008, Pages

  Hejcl A ^a,b,d   Lesny P ^a,b   Pradny M ^b,c   Michalek J ^b,c   Jendelova P ^a,b   Stulik J ^e   Syková, Eva ^a,b,f  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^d Masaryk   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^f INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Hydrogel; Regenerative medicine; Spinal cord injury; Stem cells; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849144712     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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