Stem cells, retinal ganglion cells and glaucoma

Cell-Based Therapy for Retinal Degenerative Disease

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 111-121

  Sluch, Valentin M ^a,b   Zack, Donald J ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE LA VISION   (France)

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EID: 84925862005     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1159/000358409     Document Type: Chapter

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