Promises of stem cell therapy for retinal degenerative diseases

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 249, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1439-1448

  Wong, Ian Yat Hin ^a   Poon, Ming Wai ^a,b   Pang, Rosita Tsz Wai ^b   Lian, Qizhou ^a,b   Wong, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Clinical applications; Donor cells; Method of cell delivery; Potential risks; Retinal degenerative diseases; Stem cell therapy; Target cell types

Indexed keywords

ADULT STEM CELL; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; CILIARY BODY EPITHELIUM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FETAL STEM CELL; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; IRIS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL; RETINA DISEASE; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; VISION;

HUMANS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80755172142     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-011-1764-z     Document Type: Review

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