The promise of human induced pluripotent stem cells for research and therapy

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 725-729

  Nishikawa, Shin Ichi ^a   Goldstein, Robert A ^b   Nierras, Concepcion R ^b  

^a RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research   (Japan)

^b Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RESEARCH; CELL STIMULATION; CELL THERAPY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; TISSUE THERAPY;

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EID: 50149108172     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm2466     Document Type: Review

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