New developments in retinal cell transplantation and the impact of stem cells

Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine in Ophthalmology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 121-138

  Gouras, Peter ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84923089682     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5493-9_8     Document Type: Chapter

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