Stem Cell Therapy

Buch | Softcover

234 Seiten

2006
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-59454-848-2 (ISBN)

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Stem cells are self-renewing, unspecialised cells that can give rise to multiple types all of specialised cells of the body. Stem cell research also involves complex ethical and legal considerations since they involve adult, foetal tissue and embryonic sources. This book brings together leading research in this field from throughout the world.

Among the many applications of stem cell research are nervous system diseases, diabetes, heart disease, auto-immune diseases as well as Parkinson's disease, end-stage kidney disease, liver failure, cancer, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. Stem cells are self-renewing, unspecialised cells that can give rise to multiple types all of specialised cells of the body. Stem cell research also involves complex ethical and legal considerations since they involve adult, foetal tissue and embryonic sources. This new book brings together leading research from throughout the world in this frontier field.

Preface; Pioneering human myoblast genome therapy as a platform technology of regenerative medicine; Regenerating pancreatic islet function in juvenile diabetes; Stem cells and stem cell therapies -- the future for regenerative medicine?; Use of iron oxide MR contrast agents for monitoring stem cell therapy; Protection from the senescence effects of oxidative stress in ES cells; Hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy -- advances in transduction efficiency and in vivo selection; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.2006
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations, unspecified
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	260 x 180 mm
Gewicht	760 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
ISBN-10	1-59454-848-X / 159454848X
ISBN-13	978-1-59454-848-2 / 9781594548482
Zustand	Neuware