Peripheral Blood Stem Cells: Phenotypic Diversity and Potential Clinical Applications

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 917-925

  Zhang, Yichi ^a   Huang, Bing ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Peripheral blood; Phenotypic diversity; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; BLOOD CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD14; ANTIGENS, CD34; BLOOD CELLS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84865571698     PISSN: 15508943     EISSN: 15586804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12015-012-9361-z     Document Type: Review

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