1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990001457500403321

Titolo

Parchi Nazionali / testi di Jean Paul Harroy, Franco Tassi, Fulco Pratesi, Franco Pedrotti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Novara : Istituto geografico De Agostini, 1974

Descrizione fisica

128 p. : ill. ; 30 cm

Locazione

DBV

Collocazione

L IIA 24

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Fotografie di Nino Cirani

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910298455703321

Titolo

Amniotic Membrane : Origin, Characterization and Medical Applications / / edited by Ana Catarina Mamede, Maria Filomena Botelho

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

94-017-9975-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

610

Soggetti

Medicine

Cell membranes

Clinical biochemistry

Biomedicine, general

Membrane Biology

Medical Biochemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

1 Embryology and anatomy of placental membranes -- 2 Biochemical properties of amniotic membrane -- 3 Biophysical properties of amniotic membrane -- 4 Stem properties of amniotic membrane-derived cells -- 5 Amniotic membrane in health and disease: an obstetrical perspect -- 6 Amniotic membrane in ophthalmology -- 7 Amniotic membrane in the treatment of burns -- 8 Amniotic membrane in cancer -- 9 Amniotic membrane in oral medicine -- 10 Amniotic membrane in gynaecology -- 11 Amniotic membrane and the controlled drug release -- 12 Isolation and characterization of mesenchymal stem cells from amniotic membrane -- 13 Preservation of amniotic membrane -- 14 Ethical and legal concerns of the use of amniotic membrane -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book describes the human amniotic membrane from its origin, characterization and medical applications, summarizing all the latest developments and findings related to this tissue with contributions from some of the leading researchers in the field. The book addresses issues for its preservation, separation and identification of amniotic membrane-derived cells, as well as the potential ethical issues involved in their use. The topic of this book is particularly pertinent for clinicians and researchers involved in the research and use of this tissue.