Author: Dov Zipori
Publisher: Humana Press
Keywords: stem, biology, regenerative, medicine, cell, basis, cells, molecular, state
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2009-08-17
List price: $189.00
ISBN-10: 1607611295
ISBN-13: 9781607611295

Biology of Stem Cells and the Molecular Basis of the Stem State concentrates upon adult stem cells, particularly on mesenchymal cell populations, which is the author’s area of expertise. The text offers the reader a detailed description of the emergence of stem cell research and the dogmas that were created during the first decades of analysis of stem cell properties, particularly those of hemopoietic stem cells. Biology of Stem Cells and the Molecular Basis of the Stem State also introduces the reader to the commonly accepted notions regarding stem cell biology, with an emphasis on an alt

Authors:Robert Lanza, Irving Weissman, James Thomson, Roger P
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: volume, cells, stem, amp, fetal, adult, rom, handbook, embryonic
Number of Pages: 1760
Published: 2004-09-28
List price: $449.95
ISBN-10: 0124366430
ISBN-13: 9780124366435

New discoveries in the field of stem cell research have frequently appeared in the news and in scientific literature. Research in this area promises to lead to new therapies for cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and a wide variety of other diseases. This two-volume reference integrates this exciting area of biology, combining the prerequisites for a general understanding of adult and embryonic stem cells, the tools, methods, and experimental protocols needed to study and characterize stem cells and progenitor populations, as well as a presentation by the world’s experts of what is current

Author: Mauricio Rojas
Publisher: Humana Press
Keywords: stem, regenerative, medicine, biology, system, cells, respiratory, cell
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2010-08-06
List price: $209.00
ISBN-10: 1607617749
ISBN-13: 9781607617747

In this state-of-the-art exploration of a hugely dynamic and fast-evolving field of research, leading researchers share their collective wisdom on the role that stem cells could play in the context of physiological stress and lung injury. The text focuses on reviewing the most relevant—and recent—ideas on using local, endogenous, and exogenous progenitor/stem cells in preventing and treating injury to the lung. The lungs are one of the most complex organs in the human body, with a mature adult lung boasting at least 40 morphologically differentiated cell lineages. Our entire blood suppl

Author: Juan Domínguez-Bendala
Publisher: Humana Press
Keywords: stem, regenerative, medicine, biology, cell, cells, pancreatic
Number of Pages: 154
Published: 2009-07-01
List price: $159.00
ISBN-10: 1607611317
ISBN-13: 9781607611318

From the discovery of Pdx1, the first “master gene” of pancreatic development, to the most recent findings on the role of microRNAs in beta cell homeostasis, the last fifteen years have seen an unprecedented advance in our understanding of the precise development and organization of the many different cell types that make up the pancreas. It is now widely acknowledged that the therapeutic differentiation of stem cells into pancreatic cells is an ambitious endeavor that will not succeed without a thorough understanding of the molecular processes underlying the native development of the orga

Authors:Vinagolu K. Rajasekhar, Mohan C. Vemuri,
Publisher: Humana Press
Keywords: stem, regenerative, medicine, biology, cells, networks, regulatory, cell
Number of Pages: 1126
Published: 2009-03-19
List price: $259.00
ISBN-10: 1603272267
ISBN-13: 9781603272261

This book brings together current advances in embryonic, adult, neural, hematopoietic, mesenchymal and pancreatic stem cell functions. The chapters are authored by top-notch scientists in specialized areas of stem cell biology. Topics of the book focus on: Improved characterization of stem cells, Genomic alterations in stem cells during aging, Differential gene expression profiling during Quiescence, Self renewal and Differentiation, Stem Cell Transcriptomics and Proteomics, Regulatory feed back loops by stem cell transcription factors and post-transcriptional controls, Molecular Signaling Cro

Authors:Ira S. Cohen, Glenn R. Gaudette,
Publisher: Humana Press
Keywords: stem, biology, regenerative, cell, medicine, cardiovascular, heart, cells, regenerating, system
Number of Pages: 570
Published: 2011-04-06
List price: $239.00
ISBN-10: 1617790206
ISBN-13: 9781617790201

Medical research made huge strides in treating heart disease in the 20th century, from drug-eluding stents to automatic internal defibrillators. Public awareness of the dangers of heart disease has never been more pervasive. Now, though, ten years into a new millennium, scientists are gearing up for the next great challenges in tackling this pervasive condition. Cell therapy is going to be a key weapon in the fight against heart disease. It has the potential to address many cardiovascular conditions. From heart failure to atrioventricular nodal dysfunction, the young but promising field of ce

Author: Shimon Efrat
Publisher: Humana Press
Keywords: stem, cell, regenerative, medicine, diabetes, therapy, biology
Number of Pages: 291
Published: 2009-12-07
List price: $159.00
ISBN-10: 1607613654
ISBN-13: 9781607613657

Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes, one of the latest installments of the Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine series, reviews the three main approaches for generation of sufficient numbers of insulin-producing cells for restoration of an adequate beta-cell mass: beta-cell expansion, stem-cell differentiation, and nuclear reprogramming. Adeptly collecting the research of the leading scientists in the field, Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes compares the merits of employing autologous versus banked allogeneic cell sources for generation of surrogate beta cells, and addresses tissue engineering