Are Stem Cells the Magical Medical Therapy of the Future?

Tzu Chi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-17

  Yang, Kuo Liang ^a,b   Shyr, Ming Hwang ^a,b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cell based therapy; Stem cells; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT STEM CELL; CELL RENEWAL; CELL SPECIFICITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STEM CELL MOBILIZATION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 65549162525     PISSN: 10163190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60003-3     Document Type: Review

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