Introducing stem cells (PDF 34P)

Concepts in Stem Cell Research

This note describes the following topics: Unique Properties of Stem Cells, Embryogenesis, In Vitro Fertilization, Somatic Stem Cells, Haemopoietic Stem Cell, Tissue engineering triad, Applications of Tissue Engineering, Gene Therapy, Transgenic Animals.

Author(s): Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

112 Pages

Update on Mesenchymal and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

This book represents an updated overview on selected topics related to mesenchymal stem cells as well as induced pluripotent stem cells. The book is divided into three main sections that cover several topics including: sources of both stem cell types, their preparation and general properties, as well as their therapeutic indications and clinical utilization with particular attention given to their use in infectious diseases, osteoarthritis, as well as immunological disorders.

Author(s): Khalid Al-Anazi

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Stromal Cells

Stromal cells are connective tissue cells of any organ. This book will prove highly useful for students, researchers, and clinicians in stem cell biology, developmental biology, cancer biology, pathology and oncology. Goal of this book is to consolidate the recent advances in the area of stromal stem cell biology covering a broad range of interrelated topics in a timely fashion and to disseminate that knowledge in a lucid way to a greater scientific audience.

Author(s): Mani T. Valarmathi

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Biology of Myelomonocytic Cells

Myelomonocytes are the multipotent cells in the stage of blood cell differentiation, which mainly comprise blood monocytes, tissue macrophages and subset of dendritic cells. The present volume shows an extensive area of current immunology research.Topics covered includes: Phenotypic Markers and Functional Regulators of Myelomonocytic Cells, Dendritic Cells, The Biological Function of Kupffer Cells in Liver Disease, The Role of Monocytes or Macrophages in HBV and HCV Infection, Myelomonocytic Cell Lines in Modeling HIV-1 Infection of the Bone Marrow.

Author(s): Anirban Ghosh

170 Pages

Stem Cell Biology in Normal Life and Diseases

This book is written to clarify some aspects of stem cell biology, their characteristics, assessment of damage to cells during ex vivo manipulation and also their role in a model of cancers. Topics covered includes: Regulators of the Proliferation of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells During Hematopoietic Regeneration, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche, Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.

Author(s): Kamran Alimoghaddam

194 Pages

Cell Biology Basics

This note covers the following topics: Cell Signaling, Cell Membranes, The Cell Cycle and Mitosis, Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes and Viruses and the Cytoskeleton.

Author(s): University of Arizona

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Cellular and nuclear reprogramming

This note explains the following topics related to Cellular and nuclear reprogramming: Inducing pluripotency, Stem cells in animal models of regeneration, Small RNAs – their biogenesis, regulation and function in embryonic stem cells.

Author(s): Kit T Rodolfa, Kyle A. Gurley, Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado, Joshua E. Babiarz, Robert Blelloch

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Ectoderm specification and differentiation

This note explains the following topics: The cranial sensory nervous system, Tooth organogenesis and regeneration, Melanocyte stem cells, Limbal epithelial stem cells of the cornea, Neural crest-derived stem cells.

Author(s): Andrea Streit, Masatake Osawa, Irma Thesleff, Mark Tummers, Olga Shakhova

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Stem cell immunology

This note explains the following topics: Immunologic targeting of the cancer stem cell, Immunological considerations for cell therapy using human embryonic stem cell derivatives, Mouse models of graft-versus-host disease, Prospects for ensuring acceptance of ES cell-derived tissues.

Author(s): Massachusetts General Hospital

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INTRODUCTION TO CELL CYCLE ANALYSIS (PDF 34P)

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Author(s): NA

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