Stem cell therapy for erectile dysfunction: Progress and future directions

Sexual Medicine Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 50-64

  Albersen, Maarten ^a   Weyne, Emmanuel ^a   Bivalacqua, Trinity J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue derived stem cells; Aging; Bone marrow derived stem cells; Cavernous nerve injury; Diabetes; Erectile dysfunction; Peyronie's disease; Regenerative medicine; Stromal vascular fraction

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; ENGRAFTMENT; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; NERVE INJURY; PEYRONIE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84979822822     PISSN: 20500513     EISSN: 20500521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smrj.5     Document Type: Review

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