New technologies in limbal epithelial stem cell transplantation

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 593-597

  Levis, Hannah ^a   Daniels, Julie T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNIOTIC MEMBRANES; CELL CARRIER; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COLLAGEN-BASED SCAFFOLDS; IMPAIRED VISION; NATURAL SUBSTRATES; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; SILK FIBROIN; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; CELLS;

SUBSTRATES;

COLLAGEN; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

AMNION; CELL TRANSFER; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; EPITHELIUM CELL; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LIMBAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AMNION; ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 70449635873     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2009.09.002     Document Type: Review

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