Transplantation of Human Fetal Tissue for Neurodegenerative Diseases: Validation of a New Protocol for Microbiological Analysis and Bacterial Decontamination

Restorative cell therapy concepts in neurodegenerative diseases are aimed at replacing lost neurons. Despite advances in research on pluripotent stem cells, fetal tissue from routine elective abortions is still regarded as the only safe cell source. Progenitor cells isolated from distinct first-trim...

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Main Authors: Tobias Piroth, Marie-Christin Pauly, Christian Schneider, Annette Wittmer, Sven Möllers, Máté Döbrössy, Christian Winkler, Guido Nikkhah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-08-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368913X666449