Stem cells: Biology and clinical potential

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 86, 2011, Pages 19929-19940

  Alenzi, Faris Q B ^a   Bahkali, Ali H ^b  

^a PRINCE SATTAM BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Differentiation; Mesenchymal and neural stem cells; Stem cells; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; CELL SURFACE MARKER;

ADULT STEM CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL TRACKING; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW; STEM CELL EXPANSION; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELL RESEARCH; TISSUE REPAIR; TOTIPOTENT STEM CELL;

EID: 84855767706     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJBX11.046     Document Type: Review

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