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    STEM CELLS AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

    edited by Walter C Low (University of Minnesota, USA) & Catherine M Verfaillie (University of Minnesota, USA & Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium)

    Stem cells have the ability to differentiate into cells that are found throughout the body. This fundamental property of stem cells suggests that they can potentially be used to replace degenerative cells within the body, and regenerate the functional capacity of organ systems that have deteriorated because of disease or aging. This authoritative textbook provides an overview of the latest advances in the field of stem cell biology, spanning topics that include nuclear reprogramming, somatic cell cloning, and determinants of cell fate; embryonic stem cells for hematopoietic and pancreatic repair; adult stem cells for cardiovascular, neural, renal, and hepatic repair; and manufacturing of stem cells for clinical use.


    Contents:

    • Embryonic Stem Cells, Nuclear Reprogramming, and Stem Cell Fate:
    • Using Embryonic Stem Cells as a Model of Pancreatic Development (Z-H Geng et al.)
    • Cell Cycle Control of Stem Cell Fate (L Nacusi & R Sheaff)
    • Adult Stem Cells:
    • Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells (Y-H Jiang et al.)
    • Ocular Surface Epithelial Stem Cells (D-Q Li et al.)
    • Stem Cells for Muscle and Heart:
    • Stem Cells in Skeletal Muscle Regeneration (A Asakura)
    • Postnatal Stem Cells for Myocardial Repair (M N Jameel et al.)
    • Stem Cells for the Nervous System:
    • From Neural Stem Cells to Neuroregeneration (T C Burns et al.)
    • Cochlear Stem Cells/Progenitors (J-Z Lin et al.)
    • Stem Cells for Liver and Kidney:
    • Renal Stem Cells (S Gupta & M E Rosenberg)
    • Liver Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine (X Wang et al.)
    • Technology for Production of Stem Cells:
    • Clinical Manufacture of Stem Cells and Derivative Cell Populations (D H McKenna & J Wagner)
    • Stem Cell Culture Engineering (K Subramanian & W-S Hu)
    • and other papers


    Readership: Graduate students and scientists in stem cell research; neurology; ophthalmology; cardiology; ear, nose & throat; pathology; oncology; hematology; renal medicine; animal physiology; biochemistry; cell/molecular biology; biotechnology; bioengineering/biomedical engineering.

    572pp Pub. date: May 2008
    ISBN 978-981-277-576-4
    981-277-576-5
    US$139 / £75
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