Amnion and chorion cells as therapeutic agents for transplantation and tissue regeneration: A field in its infancy

Transplantation

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1411-1412

  Heeger, Peter S ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; ECTO 5' NUCLEOTIDASE; ENDOGLIN; GENE PRODUCT; METALLOPROTEINASE; THY 1 ANTIGEN;

AMNION CELL; CELL SURFACE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHORION; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; MESENCHYME CELL; NERVE CELL; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; TISSUE REGENERATION;

AMNION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CHORION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; REGENERATION;

EID: 9244224628     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TP.0000144056.92919.54     Document Type: Note

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