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Advances in tissue engineering /
Advances in Tissue Engineering is a unique volume and the first of its kind to bring together leading names in the field of tissue engineering and stem cell research. A relatively young science, tissue engineering can be seen in both scientific and sociological contexts and successes in the field ar...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Imperial College Press,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Tissue Engineering: Past, Present, and Future; Chapter 1: An Introduction Robert M. Nerem; 1. Introduction; 2. The Early Years; 3. The 1990s; 4. 2000 to Present; 5. What About the Future?; 6. Concluding Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Part II: Cells for Tissue Engineering; Chapter 2: A Brief Introduction to Different Cell Types Lee Buttery and Kevin M. Shakesheff; 1. Introduction; 2. Cells and Tissue Engineering; 3. Mature or Primary Cells; 4. Stem Cells; 5. Sources of Stem Cells; 5.1. Adult (somatic) stem cells (ASC).
- 5.2. The adult stem cell niche5.3. Bone marrow stem cells; 5.4. Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs); 5.5. Bone marrow stromal stem cells (BMSCs)/mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs); 5.6. Multipotent adult stem cells (MAPCs); 5.7. ASCs from other tissues; 5.8. Cord blood stem cells and foetal stem cells; 5.9. Embryonic stem cells; 5.10. Epiblast stem cells; 6. Immortalised Cell Lines; 7. Reprogramming; 8. Differentiation of Cells; 9. Regulatory Issues; 9.1. Cells; 9.2. Animal studies; References; Chapter 3: Human Embryonic Stem Cells: International Policy and Regulation Megan Allyse and Stephen Minger.
- 1. Introduction2. Controversy; 3. International Guidelines; 4. National Policy Systems; 4.1. India; 4.2. South Korea; 4.3. China; 4.4. United Kingdom; 4.5. United States; 5. Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Derivation and Culture Emma L. Stephenson, Peter R. Braude and Chris Mason; 1. Introduction; 2. The Emergence of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research; 2.1. Regulation of human embryo research; 3. Human Embryonic Stem Cells; 3.1. Definition; 3.2. Embryonic stem cell derivation methods; 3.2.1. Embryonic stem cells without the destruction of embryos.
- 3.3. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and stem cell derivation4. Culture of hESC lines; 4.1. Feeder cells; 4.2. Media composition; 4.2.1. Oxygen tension; 5. Reporting of Derivation; 6. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 5: Stem Cells Differentiation Pascale V. Guillot and Wei Cui; 1. Introduction; 2. Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells; 3. Somatic Stem Cells; 3.1. Adult mesenchymal stem cells; 3.2. Foetal mesenchymal stem cells; 4. Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Marrow Stem Cells Donald G. Phinney; 1. Introduction; 2. Hematopoietic Stem Cells: Discovery, Phenotype, and Function.
- 3. Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Discovery, Phenotype, and Function4. Endothelial Progenitor Cells: Discovery, Phenotype, and Function; 5. A Common Origin for Bone Marrow Stem Cells; 6. Functional Interdependency of Bone Marrow Stem Cells; 7. Summary; References; Chapter 7: Cord Blood Stem Cells
- Potentials and Realities Colin P. McGuckin and Nicolas Forraz; 1. Introduction to the Concept of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells; 2. Cord Blood Current Clinical Uses; 3. Cord Blood Processing and Cryopreservation; 4. Cord Blood Banking; 5. Cord Blood Research and Where the Future Lies; References.