Pre-Clinical Cell-Based Therapy for Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency

    August 2015 in “ Journal of functional biomaterials ”
    Amer Sehic, Øygunn Aass Utheim, Kristoffer Ommundsen, Tor Paaske Utheim
    Studysummary This review examines cell-based therapies for limbal stem cell deficiency, highlighting epidermal and hair follicle-derived stem cells as promising candidates for future clinical trials, but reports no new clinical findings.
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