Stem Cell Technologies: Basics and Applications (Hardcover)

List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine--The Evolving Story; Part 1: Embryonic Stem Cells; Chapter 2. Zebrafish Stem Cells; Chapter 3. Medaka Stem Cells; Chapter 4. Chicken Embryonic Stem Cells as Another Non-Mammalian Embryonic Stem Cell Type; Chapter 5. Derivation, Culture and Genetic Modification of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells; Chapter 6. Derivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells from Blastocysts; Chapter 7. Developing a Serum-free and a Novel Reporter System for hESCs; Chapter 8. Epigenetics and Embryonic Stem Cells; Chapter 9. Embryonic Stem Cells as Therapy for Diabetes; Chapter 10. Manipulation of Biomaterial Interface by Biomimetic Strategies: Possibilities of Exploring Stem Cells; Chapter 11. Immunomodulatory Aspects of Human Embryonic and Adult Stem Cells; Chapter 12. Human Embryonic Stem Cells as a Model System to Study Human Genetics; Chapter 13. Germ Cells and Artificial Gametes Production from Embryonic Stem Cells; Chapter 14. Using Embryonic Stem Cells to Introduce Mutations into the Mouse Germ Line: Animal Models and Future Applications; Chapter 15. Application of Human Embryonic Stem Cells in Drug Discovery; Part 2: Adult Stem Cells; Chapter 16. Recent Advancements on Tissue-Resident Adult Stem/Progenitor Cell Biology and Their Therapeutic Applications in Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Therapies; Chapter 17. Mesenchymal Stem Cells and their Therapeutic Potential in the Nervous System; Chapter 18. Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Culture Optimization and Potential Clinical Use; Chapter 19. Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Culture, Characterization and Therapeutic Applications in Neurodegenerative Diseases; Chapter 20. Dental Pulp Stem Cells and Perspectives of Future Application in Cell Therapy; Chapter 21. Hematopoletic Stem Cells and Their Dynamics; Chapter 22. Spermatogonial Stem Cells; Chapter 23. Epigenetics as a Cause for the Eloquent Silence of Stem Cells; Chapter 24. Cancer Stem Cells: The Enemy within Cancers; Chapter 25. Exploring the Potential of Adult Stem Cells: Why Umbilical Cord Blood?; Chapter 26. Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering in Regenerative Medicine; Chapter 27. Biomaterials for Enhancing Corneas and Spinal Cord Regeneration; Index