Adult and Embryonic Stem Cells [electronic resource] / edited by Kursad Turksen.

Introduction: Stem Cells in Samsun -- Searching for the in vivo Traces of MSCs and their Ancestors -- Isolation and Identification of Mesenchymal Stem Cells -- Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation -- Immunregulatory Functions of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells -- Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Possibilities of New Treatment Options -- Tissue Engineering Based on The Importance of Collaboration between Clinician and Basic Scientist and Mesenchymal Stromal Cells -- Synchroton Radiation and Nanotechnology for Stem Cell Researchers -- Controversies in Corneal Epithelial Stem Cell Biology -- Type 1 Diabetes and Stem Cells: A New Approach -- Successful Scaleup and Quality Assessments of Human Embryonic Stem Cells for Cell Therapy Challenges and Overview -- Human Embryonic Stem Cells from Laboratory and Clinical Perspective -- Clinical and Laboratory Aspects of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Derivation of Affected Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines -- New Treatment Modalities by Disease and Patient Specific iPS Cells -- Cancer Stem Cells: Current Concepts and Therapeutic Implications -- Problems to be Solved in Molecular Oncology.

Stem cells and regenerative medicine have emerged as amongst the most exciting areas of biomedical and translational research, with huge anticipation for their use in restoration, repair and regeneration of human tissues and organs. Characterization of stem cells from various sources and attempts to demonstrate their potential in normal biological or pathological settings are two of the primary goals of the stem cell biologist. In this multidisciplinary volume, basic and clinical scientists cover both embryonic and adult stem cell sources, the current state of knowledge as well as the challenges that underlie translational medicine applications. Thus, the volume will be valuable for a broad audience of trainees (graduate students, post-doctoral fellows), and novice as well as more advanced researchers in the field of regenerative medicine.

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