From regenerative dentistry to regenerative medicine: progress, challenges, and potential applications of oral stem cells

Stem Cells and Cloning: Advances and Applications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 89-99

  Xiao, Li ^a   Nasu, Masanori ^b  

^a Department of Pharmacology ^*  (Japan)

^b NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell transplantation; Oral epithelial stem cells; Oral mesenchymal stem cells; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BONE TISSUE; DENTAL PULP STEM CELL; DENTIN; DENTISTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL FROM GINGIVA; MUSCLE; MUSCLE TISSUE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; ORAL MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT STEM CELL; PERIODONTIUM; REGENERATIVE DENTISTRY; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; STEM CELL FROM APICAL PAPILLA; STEM CELL FROM EXFOLIATED DECIDUOUS TEETH; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TENDON; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR; TOOTH PULP;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84919331074     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/SCCAA.S51009     Document Type: Article

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