Mesenchymal stem cells in arthritic diseases

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Faye H ^a   Tuan, Rocky S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ETANERCEPT; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BONE REGENERATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHONDROGENESIS; CYTOLOGY; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INCIDENCE; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ANIMAL; ARTHRITIS; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 54149118562     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar2514     Document Type: Review

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