Adult Stem Cells

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Turksen, Kursad (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Humana Press, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Series: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Cell biology.; Stem cells.; Life Sciences.; Stem Cells.; Cell Biology.

Adult Stem Cells, second edition, takes a critical look at issues concerning the  developmental or differentiation potential for a variety of tissue types and for specific adult stem cell types. Since the first edition appeared a decade ago, our understanding of adult stem cells, and more specifical...

Table of Contents:

• Signaling Pathways Maintaining Stemness in Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cells
• The Adult Stem Cell Niche
• Adult Stem Cells: Adult Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells
• Adult Cardiac Stem Cells: Identity, Location and Potential
• Adult Pituitary Stem Cells
• Toward Translating Molecular Ear Development to Generate Hair Cells from Stem Cells
• Adult Human Corneal Epithelial Stem Cells
• Adult Stem Cells in Teeth
• Adult Mammary Stem Cells: Identity, Location and Functional Assays
• Adult Ovary Stem Cells
• Adult Prostate Stem Cells
• Adult Lung Stem Cells
• Adult Liver Stem Cells
• Lineage-committed Pancreatic Progenitors and Stem Cells
• Adult Stromal (Skeletal, Mesenchymal) Stem Cells
• Regeneration after Injury - Activation of Stem Cell Stress Response Pathways to Rapidly Repair Tissues
• Molecular and Endocrine Mechanisms Underlying the Stem Cell Theory of Aging.