Genetic and cellular therapies for cerebral infarction

Neurosurgery

Volumn 62, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Szentirmai, Oszkar ^a   Carter, Bob S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular therapy; Cerebral infarct; Gene therapy; Neuroregeneration; Stem cells; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; CYTOKINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TACROLIMUS;

APOPTOSIS; BONE MARROW CELL; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL THERAPY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; GLIA CELL; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NERVE CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STROKE; XENOTRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 57049113195     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000129681.85731.00     Document Type: Review

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