Stem cell plasticity, neuroprotection and regeneration in human eye diseases

Current Stem Cell Research and Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-81

  Rodríguez, F David ^a   Vecino, Elena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ciliary body; Limbus; Photoreceptors; Plasticity; Regeneration; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL REGENERATION; CILIARY DISK; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA LIMBUS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EYE DISEASE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; REGENERATION; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 79551674936     PISSN: 1574888X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157488811794480708     Document Type: Article

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