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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019195903321

Titolo

Stem cells : nuclear reprogramming and therapeutic applications / / [editors, Gregory Bock and Jamie Goode]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley, 2005

ISBN

9786610238484

9781280238482

1280238488

9780470091456

0470091452

9780470091449

0470091444

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Collana

Novartis Foundation symposium ; ; 265

Altri autori (Persone)

BockGregory

GoodeJamie

Disciplina

616/.02774

Soggetti

Stem cells

Stem cells - Therapeutic use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

STEM CELLS: NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS; Contents; Participants; Chair's introduction; What is a stem cell?; Discussion; Bone marrow-derived hepatocytes; Discussion; Normal and neoplastic stem cells; Discussion; Multipotent adult progenitor cells: an update; Discussion; Neural progenitor cells of the adult brain; Discussion; General discussion I Stem cells in the brain; Embryonic stem cells: a perspective; Discussion; Nuclear cloning, epigenetic reprogramming and cellular differentiation; Discussion; General discussion II; Nuclear reprogramming by Xenopus oocytes

DiscussionCardiac stem cells and myocardial regeneration; Discussion; Generation of insulin-producing cells from stem cells; Discussion; Cell therapy for Parkinson's disease: problems and prospects; Discussion; Ethical (and political) issues in research with human stem cells; Discussion; Final discussion The regulatory environment; Index of contributors; Subject index



Sommario/riassunto

Understanding stem cells at the molecular level is essential to understanding their behaviour in a physiological context. This volume in our acclaimed Novartis Foundation series features animated discussion from the world's experts in this topic on the important ethical issues that are raised by research on stem cells. They review the various regulatory regimes, which apply in different countries - a key factor in determining where future stem cell research is carried out. Potential clinical applications covered in the book include the production of cardiomyocytes to replace damaged heart ti