Development of a European Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry

Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 945-951

  Borstlap, Joeri ^a   Kurtz, A ^b   Stacey, G ^c   Elstner, A ^b   Damaschun, A ^a   Aran B ^d   Gerlach, J C ^e   Izpisua J C ^e   Veiga, A ^d,f  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies   (Germany)

^c The UK Stem Cell Bank   (United Kingdom)

^d Center of Regenerative Medicine   (Spain)

^e SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^f INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterization; Database; Harmonization; Human embryonic stem cells; Registry; Website

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DATA MINING; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL REGISTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION STORAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER;

EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRIES;

EID: 58149117513     PISSN: 17460751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/17460751.3.6.945     Document Type: Article

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