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ArticleWorld journal of stem cells2012

Cultivating stem cells for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Shengwen Calvin Li, Hong Zhen Yin, William G Loudon, John H Weiss

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Article in World journal of stem cells, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shengwen Calvin LiShengwen Calvin Li, William G Loudon, CHOC Children's Hospital, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, United States.
Hong Zhen Yin
William G Loudon
John H Weiss

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This editorial addresses the current challenges and future directions in the use of stem cells as an approach for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A wide variety of literature has been reviewed to enlighten the reader on the many facets of stem cell research that are important to consider before using them for a cell based therapy.

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisStem cell therapy

Identifiers

PMID23516096
PMCPMC3600561

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