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Record Nr.

UNINA9910138265303321

Titolo

Advances in regenerative medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

S.l. : , : IntechOpen, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

953-51-4398-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (418 pages)

Disciplina

572

Soggetti

Medicine

Biomedical Engineering

Health sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Even if the origins of regenerative medicine can be found in Greek mythology, as attested by the story of Prometheus, the Greek god whose immortal liver was feasted on day after day by Zeus' eagle; many challenges persist in order to successfully regenerate lost cells, tissues or organs and rebuild all connections and functions. In this book, we will cover a few aspects of regenerative medicine highlighting major advances and remaining challenges in cellular therapy and tissue/organ engineering.