Cell adhesion molecules in gene and cell therapy approaches for nervous system repair

Current Gene Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 90-100

  Lavdas, Alexandros A ^a   Papastefanaki, Florentia ^a   Thomaidou, Dimitra ^a   Matsas, Rebecca ^a  

^a HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cadherins; Integrins; L1; Nervous system regeneration; PSA; Schwann

Indexed keywords

ALPHA4 INTEGRIN; ALPHA6BETA4 INTEGRIN; ALPHA7 INTEGRIN; ALPHA7BETA1 INTEGRIN; BETA4 INTEGRIN; CADHERIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTEGRIN; MYELIN ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; POLYSIALIC ACID; PROTEIN NOGO A; SEMAPHORIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LATE ACTIVATION ANTIGEN 5;

CELL THERAPY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CELL ADHESION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEURAL STEM CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEURAL STEM CELLS; TISSUE THERAPY; CELL- AND TISSUE-BASED THERAPY; GENETIC THERAPY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79953014568     PISSN: 15665232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156652311794940755     Document Type: Review

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