Significance of ocular stem cells in tissue engineering of the eye
Blindness is one of the most devastating condition for mankind. Regenerative medicine through tissue engineering and optimizing tissue regeneration through local adult stem cell differentiation or stem cell transplantation has received a lot of attention. This review presents highlights in the disc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
2008-08-01
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| Series: | Medical Journal of Indonesia |
| Online Access: | http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/312 |
| Summary: | Blindness is one of the most devastating condition for mankind. Regenerative medicine through tissue engineering and optimizing tissue regeneration through local adult stem cell differentiation or stem cell transplantation has received a lot of attention. This review presents highlights in the discovery of ocular stem cell and in vivo experiment for stem cell transplantation and current trends in tissue engineering of the eye. (Med J Indones 2008; 17: 143-8)
Keywords: Corneal regeneration, Corneal stem cells, TA cells, CE cells, tissue engineering of the eye
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| ISSN: | 0853-1773 2252-8083 |