Therapeutic potential of stem cells in central nervous system regeneration

Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 714-719

  Webber, Daniel J ^a   Minger, Stephen L ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cells; Parkinson's disease; Spinal cord injury; Stroke; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN INJURY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HUMAN; NERVE REGENERATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 5044241544     PISSN: 14724472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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