Stem cell therapy for cardiac repair: Benefits and barriers

Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Joggerst, Steven J ^a   Hatzopoulos, Antonis K ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 69149094362     PISSN: 14623994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1462399409001124     Document Type: Review

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