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Human stem cell grafts as therapies for motor neuron disease

Vassilis E Koliatsos The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA +1 410 502 5172; +1 410 955 9777; [email protected]; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Leyan Xu The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA +1 410 502 5172; +1 410 955 9777; [email protected]
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Jun Yan The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA +1 410 502 5172; +1 410 955 9777; [email protected]
Pages 137-141 | Published online: 14 Jan 2008

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