Stem cells as source for retinal pigment epithelium transplantation

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 130-144

  Bertolotti, Evelina ^a   Neri, Alberto ^b   Camparini, Monica ^b   Macaluso, Claudio ^b   Marigo, Valeria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bestrophin 1; Beta5 integrin; CRALBP; LRAT; MITF; OA1; Retinal neurospheres; Retinal stem cells; RPE65

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BLOOD RETINA BARRIER; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL PHAGOCYTOSIS; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CHOROID CAPILLARY LAYER; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TEST; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTORECEPTOR OUTER SEGMENT; PIGMENT CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PIGMENTATION; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA NERVE CELL; RETINAL NEUROSPHERE; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM TRANSPLANTATION; REVIEW; CELL CULTURE; CILIARY BODY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETINAL DISEASES; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; CILIARY BODY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84906048139     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: 18731635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2014.06.002     Document Type: Review

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