Bone marrow derived stem cells in trauma and orthopaedics: A review of the current trend

Current Stem Cell Research and Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 37-42

  Singh, Jagwant ^a   Onimowo, Jemina O ^a   Khan, Wasim S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; Bone marrow derived stem cells; Mesenchymal cells; Orthopaedics; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BONE INJURY; BONE MARROW DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; LIGAMENT AND TENDON INJURY; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE REGENERATION; ORTHOPEDICS; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE; BONE MARROW CELL; CYTOLOGY; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; TRENDS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

BONE MARROW CELLS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; ORTHOPEDICS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84989266618     PISSN: 1574888X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1574888X09666140710105141     Document Type: Review

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