Stem cells from fetal membranes and amniotic fluid: Markers for cell isolation and therapy

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 199-211

  Pozzobon, Michela ^a   Piccoli, Martina ^a   De Coppi, Paolo ^b  

^a Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica Città della Speranza   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Chorionic cells; Human amniotic membrane; Stem cells; Term placenta

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CELL SEPARATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; CELL- AND TISSUE-BASED THERAPY; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; HUMANS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84902551502     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-014-9428-y     Document Type: Article

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