Possible clinical usefulness of embryonic stem cells

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 212, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 403-406

  Aznar, J ^a   Gomez I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical usefulness; Embryonic stem cells; Ethical aspects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CORD BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; STEM CELL RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865794209     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: 15781860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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