1st Edition

Stem Cells: From Basic Research to Therapy, Volume Two Tissue Homeostasis and Regeneration during Adulthood, Applications, Legislation and Ethics

Edited By Federico Calegari, Claudia Waskow Copyright 2014
    476 Pages 24 Color & 5 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Stem Cells reviews the current knowledge on stem cell science covering all its major topics, from basic cell biology to legislation. Volume II concentrates on mechanisms of stem cell regeneration in the adult organism with the aim to understand how lost tissue can be replaced during adulthood and aging. The second focus of this volume is on stem cell identification and manipulation, including applications in basic research, medicine, and industry. Volume II closes with an outlook on generalized approaches to solve legislative and ethical challenges.

    PART I – Tissue Homeostasis and Regeneration During Adulthood
    Dynamics and Aging of Hematopoietic Stem cells
    Cellular and Functional Aspects of Adult Neurogenesis
    Mechanisms of Wound Repair
    Two Faces of Adult Blood Vessel Formation: Vasculogenesis and Angiogenesis
    Cancer Stem Cells: Lessons from AML
    Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells

    PART II – Applications in Basic Research, Medicine, and Industry
    Visualization of Neural Stem Cells for the Investigation of Neural Development and Development of Stem Cell Therapies
    Biomaterials to Direct Stem Cell Fate
    Stem Cell Applications for Pancreas Function
    Pluripotent Stem Cells from Livestock
    Stem Cell Markers

    PART III – Legislation and Ethics
    Towards a Europe standard for human embryonic stem cell research
    Democracies of Stemness: Stem Cell Technologies from Generation to Regeneration

    Biography

    Federico Calegari, Claudia Waskow