Stem Cells

This third in the Current Topics in Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine Series contains a careful selection of new and updated, high-quality articles from the well-known Meyer's Encyclopedia, describing new perspectives in stem cell research. The 26 chapters are divided into four sections: Basic Biology, Stem Cells and Disease, Stem Cell Therapy Approaches, and Laboratory Methods, with the authors chosen from among the leaders in their respective fields.

This volume represents an essential guide for students and researchers seeking an overview of the field.

Auteur

Dr. Robert A. Meyers, the Editor in Chief (EiC) of the Encyclopedia of Cell and Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine, originated the Encyclopedia and continues responsibility for the project.
Dr. Meyers has a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from UCLA and was a postdoctoral and faculty member at the California Institute of Technology. He is president of Ramtechlimited and is author or editor in chief of an additional twelve books and 20 technical papers as well as ten patents.

Contenu

BASIC BIOLOGY

Epigenetic regulation in Pluripotent Stem Cells

Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cells

Naturally Occurring Adult Stem Cells

Spermatogonial Stem Cell (SSCs) system

Stem Cell Dormancy: Maintaining a Reserved Population

Stem Cells in the Adult Brain: Neurogenesis

Embryonic Stem Cells

LABORATORY METHODS

Cardiomyocytes from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Cloned Mice from Adult Stem Cells

Cloned Mice from Embryonic Stem Cells

Haploid Embryonic Stem Cells

Muscle Stem Cells: Their Discovery, Properties, and In Vitro Manipulation

Nuclear Transfer for Cloning Animals

Pluripotent Stem Cells Induction (iPSC) from Umbilical Cord Blood

Ventricular Muscle Tissue from Ventricular Progenitor Cells

STEM CELL THERAPY

Gene Therapy of Genetic Diseases of Blood Cells Targeting Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Characteristics, Niches and Applications for Cell Therapy

Stem Cells and Parkinson's disease

Spinal Cord Therapy with Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Therapeutics against Cancer Stem Cells

Translating Stem Cells to the Clinic: From modeling disease to cellular products

STEM CELLS AND DISEASE

Cancer Stem Cells

Normal and Neoplastic Stem Cells

Prostate Tissue Stem Cells and Prostate Cancer Progression

The Role of Stem Cell Niches in Self-renewal, Aging, and Malignancy

Stem Cells and Colon Cancer