Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 535 g
Nuclear Reprogramming and Therapeutic Applications
Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 535 g
Reihe: Novartis Foundation Symposium
ISBN: 978-0-470-09143-2
Verlag: Wiley
* Gives a comprehensive overview of current issues in stem cell research
* Unites a general consideration of stem cell research with a specific concentration on the key issue of nuclear reprogramming
* Discusses important ethical and policy issues which create the framework within which scientists carry out stem cell research
* Contributions from leading figures in the field
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Weitere Infos & Material
Chair's Introduction (John Gearhart).
What is a stem cell ? Discussion (Davor Solter).
Bone-marrow derived hepatocytes - Discussion (Markus Grompe).
Normal and neoplastic stem cells - Discussion (Irvin L. Weissman).
Multipotent adult progenitor cells: an update - Discussion (Catherine A. Verfaillie).
Neural progenitor cells of the adult brain - Discussion (Steven A. Goldman and Fraser Sim).
Stem cells in the brain - General Discussion I.
Embryonic stem cells: a perspective - Discussion (Martin Evans).
Nuclear cloning, epigenetic reprogramming and cellular differentiation - Discussion (Rudolf Jaenisch, Konrad Hochedlinger and Kevin Eggan).
General Discussion II.
Nuclear reprogramming by xenopus oocytes - Discussion (J.B. Gordon, J.A. Byrne and S. Simonsson).
Cardiac stem cells and myocardial regeneration - Discussion (Bernardo Nadal-Ginard, Perio Anversa, Jan Kajstura and Annarosa Leri).
Genenration of insulin-producing cells from stem cells - Discussion (Bernat Soria, Enrique Roche, Juan A. Reig and Franz Martin).
Cell therapy for Parkinson's disease: problems and prospects - Discussion (Anders Bjorklund).
Ethical (and political) issues in research with human stem cells - Discussion (Thomas H. Murray).
The regulatory environment - final discussion.
Index of contributors.
Subject index.
