Tissue Stem Cells provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of the current and emerging technologies for stem cell research and transplantation.

Features:

• Spans ethical issues surrounding the therapeutic use of stem cells and stem cell transplantation
• Focuses on a variety of concepts within stem cell research including the molecular biology of stem cell regulation, experimental models of stem cell function, and the clinical applications of stem cell biology
• Addresses controversial issues such as the debate between stem cell trans-differentiation and stem cell fusion, and the mathematical modeling of stem cells in tissues n

Contents

General Issues

• Stem Cell Niche
• Stem Cell Protective Mechanisms
• Stem Cell Genetics
• Stem Cell Regulatory Pathways
• Plasticity

Specific Tissues

• Breast
• Neural
• Skin
• Gut
• Liver

Clincal Applications

• Bone Marrow Transplantation
• Cancer Development Modeling
• Tumors
• Pancreas and Diabetes
• Neural Degenerative Diseases
• Gene Therapy
• Skin Issues
• Melanoblasts

Index

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