Amniotic Membrane: Origin, Characterization and Medical Applications (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

Part I Origin and characterization of amniotic membrane Chapter 1: Embryology and anatomy of placental membranes Jose Joaquim Sousa Barros Chapter 2: Biochemical properties of amniotic membrane Sandra M. Rocha and Claudio J. Maia Chapter 3: Biophysical properties of amniotic membrane Ana Margarida Abrantes, Joao Casalta-Lopes and Maria Filomena Botelho Chapter 4: Stem properties of amniotic membrane-derived cells Maddalena Caruso, Anna Cargnoni and Ornella Parolini Chapter 5: Amniotic membrane in health and disease: an obstetrical perspec Ana Luisa Areia e Paulo Moura Part II Medical applications of amniotic membrane Chapter 6: Amniotic membrane in ophthalmology Esmeralda Costa and Joaquim Neto Murta Chapter 7: Amniotic membrane in the treatment of burns Ahmad Sukari Halim, Ehfa Bujang-Safawi and Arman Zaharil Mat Saad Chapter 8: Amniotic membrane in cancer Ana Catarina Mamede, Ana Salome Pires and Ana Filipa Brito Chapter 9: Amniotic membrane in oral medicine Manuel Marques Ferreira and Eunice Virginia Palmeirao Carrilho Chapter 10: Amniotic membrane in gynaecology Maria Joao Carvalho Chapter 11: Amniotic membrane and the controlled drug releas Miklos D. Resch, Laszlo Marsovszky, Erzsebet Csanyi, Maria Budai-Sz cs and Janos Nemeth Part III Technical issues about amniotic membrane Chapter 12: Isolation and characterization of mesenchymal stem cells from amniotic membrane Ana Lopes, Mario Graos and Artur Paiva Chapter 13: Preservation of amniotic membrane Mafalda Laranjo Chapter 14: Ethical and legal concerns of the use of amniotic membrane Guilherme de Oliveira and Andre Pereira Index