Stem cells : nuclear reprogramming and therapeutic applications /

"The book features discussion from the world's experts in this topic on the important ethical issues raised by stem cell research. They review the various regulatory regimes which apply in different countries - a key factor in determining where future stem cell research is carried out. Thi...

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Other Authors: Bock, Gregory, Goode, Jamie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, 2005.
Series:Novartis Foundation symposium ; 265.
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Table of Contents:
  • What is a stem cell? / Davor Solter
  • Bone marrow-derived hepatocytes / Markus Grompe
  • Normal and neoplastic stem cells / Irving L. Weissman
  • Multipotent adult progenitor cells : an update / Catherine M. Verfaillie
  • Neural progenitor cells of the adult brain / Steven A. Goldman and Fraser Sim
  • Embryonic stem cells : a perspective / Martin Evans
  • Nuclear cloning, epigenetic reprogramming and cellular differentiation / Rudolf Jaenisch, Konrad Hochedlinger and Kevin Eggan
  • Nuclear reprogramming by Xenopus oocytes / J.B. Gurdon, J.A. Byrne and S. Simonsson
  • Cardiac stem cells and myocardial regeneration / Bernardo Nadal-Ginard, Piero Anversa, Jan Kajstura and Annarosa Leri
  • Generation of insulin-producing cells from stem cells / Bernat Soria, Enrique Roche, Juan A. Reig and Franz Martin
  • Cell therapy for Parkinson's disease : problems and prospects / Anders Björklund
  • Ethical (and political) issues in research with human stem cells / Thomas H. Murray.