Adipose Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Illouz, Yves-Gerard (Editor), Sterodimas, Aris (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Laboratory medicine.; Medical biochemistry.; Plastic surgery.; Microbiology.; Biomaterials.; Medicine & Public Health.; Plastic Surgery.; Human Genetics.; Medical Biochemistry.; Laboratory Medicine.

Adipose tissue represents an abundant and accessible source of adult stem cells with the ability to differentiate along multiple lineage pathways, including cardiac, neural, cartilage, muscle, and bone tissue. The therapeutic potential of the use of adipose stem cells in regenerative medicine has be...