Innovations in Molecular Mechanisms and Tissue Engineering

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wilson-Rawls, Jeanne (Editor), Kusumi, Kenro (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2016.
• Series: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Stem cells.; Regenerative medicine.; Tissue engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Life Sciences.; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering.; Stem Cells.; Biomedical Engineering.

This book marries stem cell biology, tissue engineering, and regenerative biology into a single, interdisciplinary volume. The chapters also explore embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, cardiovascular regeneration, skeletal development, inflammation, polymeric biomaterials, neural i...

Table of Contents:

• Research into the cellular and molecular mechanisms of regeneration in salamanders: then and now
• Regeneration: Lessons from the Lizard
• Dependency on Non-Myogenic Cells For Regeneration of Skeletal Muscle
• Cartilage Healing, Repair, and Regeneration: Natural History to Current Therapies
• Digit Regeneration in Mammals
• Cellular Approaches to Adult Mammalian Heart Regeneration
• Regenerative Strategies for the Central Nervous System.