Stem cells for retinal repair

Developments in Ophthalmology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-80

  Stern, Jeffrey ^a   Temple, Sally ^a  

^a Neural Stem Cell Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PROCEDURES; RETINAL DISEASES; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; RETINAL DISEASES; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84922334274     PISSN: 02503751     EISSN: 16622790     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000357328     Document Type: Article

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