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  • ""STEM CELL, REGENERATIVE MEDICINE AND CANCER ""; ""STEM CELL, REGENERATIVE MEDICINE AND CANCER ""; ""Contents""; ""Preface ""; ""Contributors ""; ""Part I. Stem Cells in Tissue Regeneration and Repair ""; ""Epigenetic Modifications in Reprogramming and Lineage Specifications from Embryonic Stem Cells: Current Trends and Relevance in Developing Regenerative Medicine ""; ""Abstract ""; ""1. Stem Cells""; ""1.2. Embryonic Stem Cells and Their Differentiation ""; ""1.3. Adult Stem Cells ""; ""2. The Epigenetic Studies in Stem Cells""; ""2.1. DNA Methylation ""; ""2.2. Histone Modifications ""
  • ""3. Cellular Reprogramming """"3.1. Lineage Reprogramming ""; ""3.2. Cloning and Cellular Therapy""; ""3.3. Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) ""; ""3.4. SCNT: Reproductive Cloning ""; ""3.5. Ectopic Expression of Stem Cell Genes (Induction of Pluripotency) ""; ""4. Regenerative Medicine ""; ""4.1. Gene Therapy ""; ""hESCs and Gene therapy ""; ""4.2. Cellular Therapy ""; ""Conclusion""; ""References ""; ""Regenerative Medicine: Lessons from Planarians""; ""Abstract ""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Planarian Stem Cells: The Neoblasts ""; ""2.1. Planarian Anatomy and Biology""
  • ""2.2. Planarian Morphological Plasticity """"2.3. The Cell Biology and Dynamics of Neoblasts ""; ""2.4. Neoblast Molecular Markers and First Lineage Descriptions""; ""3. CNS Regeneration and Complete Recovery of Neural Function in Planarians""; ""3.1. Planarian CNS: Structure and Regeneration ""; ""3.2. Genes Required for the Reconstruction of Neural Networks ""; ""3.3. Nou-Darake Restricts Brain Tissues in the Cephalic Region ""; ""3.4. miRNAs and Neural Regeneration and Repair ""; ""4. Pattern Formation during Planarian Regeneration ""; ""4.1. Pattern Formation and Development""
  • ""4.2. The BMP and WNT/Î?-Catenin Pathways Direct Body Axis Establishment during Planarian Regeneration """"4.3. The BMP Pathway Is Essential For Establishing the DV Axis in Planarians ""; ""4.4. The WNT/β-Catenin Pathway Is Essential for Establishing the AP Axis in Planarians ""; ""4.5. Differential and Restricted Planarian WNT Domains ""; ""4.6. Planarians Represent a Unique Model for Patterning Studies ""; ""5. Regeneration, Tumor Formation and Cancer ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""References ""
  • ""Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Tissue Regeneration and Organogenesis Using a Porcine Model """"Abstract ""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Sources of Porcine Mesenchymal Stem Cells ""; ""3. Isolation and In Vitro Characteristics of Porcine Mesenchymal Stem Cells ""; ""4. In Vitro Differentiation Potential of Porcine Mesenchymal Stem Cells ""; ""4.1. Osteogenic Potential ""; ""4.2. Adipogenic Potential ""; ""4.3. Chondrogenic Potential ""; ""4.4. Myogenic Potential ""; ""4.4.1. Smooth Muscle Cells ""; ""4.4.2. Myocytes/Cardiomyocytes ""; ""4.5. Angiogenic Potential ""; ""4.6. Hepatogenic Potential ""