Stem cells in preclinical spine studies

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 542-551

  Werner, Brian C ^a   Li, Xudong ^a   Shen, Francis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose derived stem cells; Bone morphogenic protein; Degenerative disc disease; Growth factors; Intervertebral disc; Scaffold; Spine fusion; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MARROW; CHONDROGENESIS; DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; REVIEW; RHESUS MONKEY; SHEEP; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; STEM CELL; ADULT; ADULT STEM CELL; ANIMAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; CHONDROGENESIS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; OSTEOGENESIS; SPINAL FUSION; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84894474440     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.08.031     Document Type: Article

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