Stem Cell Anthology
From Stem Cell Biology, Tissue Engineering, Cloning, Regenerative Medicine and Biology

A collection which highlights the most influential discoveries and procedures in stem cell research

Bruce M. Carlson (Editor-in-chief)

9780123756824, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 30 November 2009

422 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 2.7 cm, 1.53 kg

The fields of stem cell research, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and cloning are very closely related. It is important for researchers in each of these disciplines to be aware of the methods and principles in the others. Elsevier publishes some of the highest individual references in these areas. Bringing together the principles, applications, and basic understanding in these related areas of science will provide a new reference which is serve the needs of a variety of researchers. Edited by Dr. Bruce Carlson, Stem Cell Anthology will be valuable to researchers and students who need to save time and link concepts to principles, applications, and methods in order to work more effectively and see links for potential collaborations.

I. Introductory Chapters
Pluripotential stem cells from vertebrate embryos: Present perspective and future challenges
Postnatal stem cells
Adult epithelial tissue stem cells
Mesenchymal stem cells
Stem cells, plasticity and regeneration

II. Methods for Preparing Embryonic or Pluripotent Stem Cells
Setting up a facility for human embryonic stem cell research
Approaches for derivation and maintenance of human embryonic stem cells: Detailed procedures and alternatives
Derivation and differentiation of human embryonic germ cells
Genetic manipulation of human embryonic stem cells
Induced pluripotential stem cell derivation

III. Types and Properties of Stem Cells
Molecular basis of pluripotency
Characteristics and characterization of human pluripotential stem cells
Multipotent adult progenitor cells
Bone marrow stem cells: Properties and pluripotency
Hematopoietic stem cell properties, markers, and therapeutics
Stem cells in the gastrointestinal tract
Stem cells derived from amniotic fluid and placenta
Nuclear transfer for stem cells

IV. Application of Stem Cell Biology to Regenerative Medicine
Neural stem cells for central nervous system repair
Spinal cord injury
Stem cells and heart disease
Cell-based repair for cardiovascular regeneration: What, why, how and where are we going in the next 5-10 years
Pancreatic stem cells
Insulin-producing cells derived from stem cells: A potential treatment for diabetes
Regeneration of epidermis from adult keratinocyte stem cells
Implantation of myogenic cells in skeletal muscles
Cell-based therapies for musculoskeletal repair
Retinal pigment epithelium derived from embryonic stem cells

Subject Areas: Cellular biology [cytology PSF], Molecular biology [PSD], Genetics [non-medical PSAK]