Fetal Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine Principles and Translational Strategies /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fauza, Dario O. (Editor), Bani, Mahmud (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Stem cells.; Cell culture.; Regenerative medicine.; Tissue engineering.; Embryology.; Life Sciences.; Stem Cells.; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering.; Cell Culture.

This book explores the regenerative properties of fetal stem cells, from feto-maternal cell traffic through perinatal stem cells, with a discussion of key topics including stem cell banking, drug screening, in utero stem cell transplantation and ethical considerations. The expertly authored chapters...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Historical Perspectives
• 2 Feto-Maternal Cell Traffic and Labor
• 3 Paracrine Effects of Fetal Stem Cells
• 4 Immunogenicity and Immunomodulation of Fetal Stem Cells
• 5 Embryonic Stem Cells and Fetal Development Models
• 6 Fetal Cell Reprogramming
• 7 Historical Perspectives
• 8 Amniotic Membrane Stem Cell Populations
• 9 Amniotic Fluid Stem Cell Populations
• 10 Amniotic Fluid Stem Cell Culture Methods
• 11 MicroRNA expression in Amniotic Fluid Cells
• 12 Historical Perspectives
• 13 Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Populations
• 14 Wharton’s Jelly Stem Cells
• 15 Placental Stem Cells and Culture Methods
• 16 Fetal Stem Cell Banking
• 17 In Utero Stem Cell Transplantation
• 18 Fetal Tissue Engineering
• 19 Perinatal Gene Therapy
• 20 Transamniotic Stem Cell Therapy (TRASCET)
• 21 Stem Cells and Commercialization. .