Stem cell and gene-based therapy : frontiers in regenerative medicine /
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| Imprint: | London : Springer, c2006. |
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| Description: | xvii, 422 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5850289 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgment
- List of Contributors
- Section 1. Heart
- Introduction
- 1. Renovation of the Injured Heart with Myocardial Tissue Engineering
- 2. Adult Stem Cells for Myocardial Tissue Repair
- 3. Regeneration of the Functional Myocardium Using Human Embryonic Stem Cells
- 4. Therapeutic Angiogenesis
- 5. Cell Therapy for Heart Failure
- Section 2. Neuro
- Introduction
- 6. Cell Transplantation for Diseases of Myelin
- 7. Stem Cells as a Source for Cell Replacement in Parkinson's Disease
- 8. Cell Replacement Therapy in Acute Stroke: Current State
- 9. Gene Therapy to the Nervous System
- Section 3. Musculoskeletal
- Introduction
- 10. Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Where Can You Find Them? How Can You Use Them?
- 11. Basic to Clinical Cartilage Engineering: Past, Present, and Future Discussions
- 12. Cartilage
- 13. Bone Regeneration
- 14. Osteoarthritis and Mesenchymal Cells - The Prospects for Repair of the Disease by Cell Transplantation and Tissue Engineering
- Section 4. Kidney
- Introduction
- 15. Progenitor Cell Therapy for Kidney Regeneration
- 16. Tissue Engineering - The Bladder
- Section 5. Eye
- Introduction
- 17. Neuroprotection in Ophthalmology: A Review
- 18. Autoimmunity for Central Nervous System Maintenance, Regeneration, and Renewal: Development of a T Cell-Based Vaccination Against Neurodegeneration
- 19. Retinal Repair by Stem Cell Transplantation
- 20. Induction of Ocular Surface Regeneration
- Section 6. Pancreas
- Introduction
- 21. Insulin-Producing Cells Generated from Nonpancreatic Tissues
- 22. Generation of Islets from Pancreatic Progenitor Cells
- 23. Embryonic Stem Cells as a Source of Pancreatic Precursors and Islet Cells In Vitro
- Section 7. Hematology
- Introduction
- 24. Human Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation: A Viable Option for Stem Cell Graft
- 25. Nonmyeloablative Stem Cell Transplantation in the Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies
- 26. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation from Human Leukocyte Antigen Haploidentical Donor
- Section 8. Skin
- Introduction
- 27. Wound Healing and Skin Substitutes
- 28. Skin Regeneration from Multipotent Adult and Embryonic Stem Cells
- Index
