Z701475

Stem Cells Handbook

S. Sell, ed., Humana Press, 2003, 528 pp., hard cover

• ISBN-10: 1-58829-113-8
• ISBN-13: 978-1-58829-113-4
• UNSPSC Code: 55101509

Properties

• publication info: S. Sell, ed., Humana Press, 2003, 528 pp., hard cover
• manufacturer/tradename: Humana

Description

General description

This survey the "state-of-the-science" of stem cell biology explains the origins of stem cells and describes how they function, how they can cause illness, and how they might be employed to cure or ameliorate disease.

In particular, the authors discuss the roles of stem cells in development and organogenesis, in normal tissue turnover, in the repair response to injury, and in carcinogenesis. They also explain how to obtain stem cells from different organs, culture them in vitro, and manipulate them for therapeutic use.

Table of Contents

1. Stem Cells: What Are they? Where Do They Come From? Why Are They Here? Where Are They Going?
2. Stem Cells from Early Mammalian Embryos: Common Themes and Significant Differences
3. Embryonic Stem Cells: Isolation and Application of Pluripotent Cell from the Pregastrulation Mammalian Embryo
4. From Stem Cell to Functional Tissue Architecture: What Are the Signals and How Are they Processed?
5. Germline Stem Cells
6. Stem Cells and Cloning
7. Genomic Imprinting in Mouse Embryonic Stem and Germ Cells
8. Stem Cells in Amphibian Regeneration
9. Stem Cells in Dermal Wound Healing
10. Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells
11. Normal and Leukemic Hematopoietic Cell Lineages
12. Developmental Origin of Murine Hematopoietic Stem Cells
13. Stromal Support for Hematopoiesis
14. Hematopoietic Stem Cells: Identification, Characterization, and Assays
15. Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Leukemia and Lymphoma
16. Neurons, Stem Cells and Potential Therapies
17. Neural Stem Cells: From in Vivo to in Vitro and Back Again - Practical Aspects
18. Molecular Genetic Approaches in the Study of Tetinal Progenitor Cells and Stem Cells
19. Endothelial Progenitor Cells
20. Development of the Cardiovascular System in Embryoid Bodies Derived from Embryonic Stem Cells
21. Transcription Factors, Growth Factors and Signal Cascades Capable of Priming Cardiogenesis
22. Strategies Using Cell Therapy to Induce Cardiomyocyte Regeneration in Adults with Heart Disease
23. Generation and Stem Cell Repair of Cardiac Tissue
24. Stem Cells in Kidney Morphogenesis
25. Nephroblastoma: A Metanephric Caricature
26. Stem Cells in Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
27. Stem Cell Plasticity of Aggressive Melanoma Cells
28. Stem Cells in Glandular Organs
29. Gastrointestinal Stem Cells: Proliferation Kinetics and Differentiation Hierarchies
30. Stem Cell Origin of Lineages, Proliferative Units, and Cancer in the Gastrointestinal Tract
31.Specification of the Liver from the Embryonic Endoderm
32. Animal Models for Assessing the Contribution of Stem Cells to Liver Development
33. Normal Liver Progenitor Cells in Culture
34. Permanent Lines of Stem Cells from the Liver
35. Biology Human Liver Stem Cells
36. Transplantation of Hepatic Stem Cells and Potential Applications for Cell Therapy
37. Plasticity of Adult-Derived Pancreatic Stem Cells
38. Islet Cells
39. Mammary Epithelial Stem Cells
40. Morphogenesis of Prostate Cancer
41. Stem Cells in Lung Morphogenesis, Regeneration, and Carcinogenesis
42. Noninvasive Imaging in Stem Cell Therapies: Current State and Future Perspectives
43. Future of Stem Cell Research