UID:
almafu_9958094276202883
Format:
1 online resource (323 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9786612955013
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9781282955011
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1282955012
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9780123815361
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0123815363
Content:
In the past decades our understanding of stem cell biology has increased tremendously. Many types of stem cells have been discovered in tissues of which everyone presumed were unable to regenerate in adults; these include particularly the heart and the brain. There is vast interest in stem cells from biologists and clinicians who see the potential for regenerative medicine and future treatments for chronic diseases like Parkinson, diabetes and spinal cord lesions based on the use of stem cells and entrepreneurs in biotechnology who expect new commercial applications ranging from drug discov
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Stem Cells: Scientific Facts and Fiction; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Biology of the Cell; Organisms are Composed of Cells; DNA, Genes and Chromosomes; How is the Amount of mRNA Regulated?; From mRNA to a Functional Protein; From DNA and Proteins to a Cell with a Function ...; DNA Differences Between Genomes: Mutation or Variation?; Diseases Due to Variations and Genome Mutations; Dominant or Recessive?; DNA Outside the Nucleus: Bacterial Remains; Cell Lines and Cell Culture; Chapter 2 Embryonic Development
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Fertilization and Early Embryo DevelopmentSex Cells and Germ Cell Tumors; Chapter 3 What Are Stem Cells?; What are the Key Properties of Stem Cells?; Totipotency, Pluripotency, and Embryonic Stem Cells; Multipotency, Unipotency and Adult Stem Cells; Cell Division and Aging: the Role of Telomerase; The Relation Between Cell Division and Differentiation: Epigenetics; Epigenetics in Stem Cells; Chapter 4 Of Mice and Men: The History of the Stem Cell; How it all Began: Pluripotent Cells in Embryos at the Blastocyst Stage; Mouse Embryonal Carcinoma Cell; Pluripotent Cells in an Early Embryo
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Mouse Embryonic Stem CellTowards Human Embryonic Stem Cells; On the Road to Stem Cell Therapy; The Future: Stem Cell Transplantation as a Clinical Treatment; Breakthrough of the Decade in the 21st Century: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells; Chapter 5 Origins and Types of Stem Cells; Pluripotent Stem Cells; Multipotent Stem Cells; Chapter 6 Cloning; BD (Before Dolly); Cloning Pets: Missy and Copycat; Just Imagine What Could Be ...; Cloning Domestic Livestock; Cloning Challenges; Chapter 7 Regenerative Medicine: Clinical Applications of Stem Cells; What is Therapeutic Stem Cell Transplantation?
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How Many Cells are Needed for Cell Transplantation?Why will Some Diseases be Treatable with Stem Cells in the Future and Others not?; What is the Preferred Stem Cell for Transplantation?; Can We Combine Gene Therapy with Stem Cell Transplantation?; Where in the Body should Stem Cells be Transplanted and Where do they Exert their Effect?; Which Cell Types will in the Future be Available for Cell Transplantation?; Transplantation of Stem Cells: Where do We Stand?; What are the Risks Associated with a Stem Cell Transplantation?; Tissue Engineering
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When will Stem Cells be Rejected after Transplantation?Chapter 8 Cardiomyocytes from Stem Cells: What Can We Do with Them?; Stem Cells and Heart Repair; From Pluripotent Stem Cells to Cardiomyocytes; Chapter 9 Stem Cell Tourism; What is "Stem Cell Tourism"?; What's the Difference Between Commercial Stem Cell "Treatments", Early-Phase Medical Intervention, and Standard Stem Cell C ...; Perspective of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR); Chapter 10 Stem Cells in Cancer and Cancer Stem Cells; What Are Cancer Stem Cells?; Cancer: A Few Observations and Questions
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Stem Cells and Cancer: Cancer Cell of Origin Versus Cancer Stem Cell - Which is What?
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780123815354
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0123815355
Language:
English
