Lung Stem Cell Behavior

• Main Author: El-Hashash, Ahmed (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: Stem cells.; Regenerative medicine.; Tissue engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Developmental biology.; Stem Cells.; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Developmental Biology.

This book reviews stem cell behavior in the lung as it relates to regenerative medicine and stem cell therapeutics. Topics ranging from basic developmental mechanisms of various types of lung stem cells through the identification and properties of stem cell behavior and their potential applications...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Brief Overview of the Human Respiratory System Structure and Development
• Diversity of Lung Stem and Progenitor Cell Types
• Signals and Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Lung Stem/ Progenitor Cell Development and Behavior
• Signals and Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Stem Cell Behavior in Other Systems (E.G. Hematopoietic Stem Cells)
• Mode of Cell Division as A Regulatory Mechanism for Lung Stem Cell Behavior Comared to Other Systems
• Lung Stem Cell Plasticity
• Lung Stem Cells in Lung Repair and Regeneration
• Stem Cell-Based Organoid Models in Lung Development and Diseases
• Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives
• References
• Biography.