Human embryonic stem cell applications for retinal degenerations

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 151-160

  Reynolds, Joseph ^a   Lamba, Deepak A ^a  

^a BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cells; Eye development; Human ES cells; Photoreceptors; Retinal differentiation; RPE; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA NEUROEPITHELIAL LAYER; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EYE DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN ES CELLS; PHOTORECEPTORS; RETINAL DIFFERENTIATION; RPE; TRANSPLANTATION;

EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; STEM CELL RESEARCH; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84901589636     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2013.07.010     Document Type: Article

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