Glial Cell Engineering in Neural Regeneration

• Main Author: Yao, Li (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering.; Neurobiology.; Regenerative medicine.; Tissue engineering.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.

This book focuses on current applications of glial cells in neural regeneration, especially in spinal cord repair. It introduces the application of a few types of glial cells including oligodendrocyte, astrocyte, Schwann cells, and stem cell derived glial cells in neural regeneration. The latest gli...

Table of Contents:

• Advances in the research of astrocyte function in neural regeneration
• Enhancement of axonal myelination in wounded spinal cord using oligodendrocyte precursor cell transplantation
• Application of Schwann cells in neural tissue engineering
• Stem cell- and biomaterial-based neural repair for enhancing spinal axonal regeneration
• Electric field-guided cell migration, polarization, and division: An emerging therapy in neural regeneration
• Vascularization in the spinal cord: the pathological process and therapeutic approach
• Index.