Stem cell therapies in preclinical models of stroke associated with aging

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue November, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Popa Wagner, Aurel ^a,b   Buga, Ana Maria ^a,b   Doeppner, Thorsten R ^c   Hermann, Dirk M ^c  

^a ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY OF CRAIOVA   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Cell therapy; Comorbidities; Neurogenesis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 84908621638     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00347     Document Type: Review

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