Therapeutic neuronal stem cells: Patents at the forefront

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1107-1110

  Taupin, Philippe ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cellular therapy; Central nervous system; Clinical trial; Neural stem cells; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neurogenesis; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; COLLAGENASE; CYSTATIN C; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CADAVER; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EDITORIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NEURONAL CEROID LIPOFUSCINOSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATENT; PHENOTYPE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 56349133647     PISSN: 13543776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543776.18.10.1107     Document Type: Editorial

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