Progenitor cells for ocular surface regenerative therapy

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 115-121

  Casaroli Marano, Ricardo P ^a,b,c   Nieto Nicolau, Nuria ^a   Martínez Conesa, Eva M ^a  

^a Transplant Services Foundation   (Spain)

^b School of Medicine   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Cell differentiation; Cell based therapy; Ex vivo expansion; Human adult mesenchymal stromal cells; Limbal stem cells; Ocular surface regeneration

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL THERAPY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; EX VIVO STUDY; EYE DISEASE; HUMAN; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; NONHUMAN; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84871252844     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: 14230259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000345257     Document Type: Review

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