Stem Cell Aging: Mechanisms, Consequences, Rejuvenation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Geiger, Hartmut (Editor), Jasper, Heinrich (Editor), Florian, Maria Carolina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Cancer research.; Immunology.; Hematology.; Stem cells.; Life Sciences.; Stem Cells.; Cancer Research.

Aging of somatic stem cells reduces cell function and results in dysfunctional organs and tissues, making it an underlying cause of diseases associated with aging. It might even be the primary cause for age-associated attrition of tissue function in organs that heavily rely on stem cells for maintai...