Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Efrat, Shimon. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Series:Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine,
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Beta-Cell Expansion and Regeneration
  • Pancreas and Islet Development
  • Islet and Pancreas Transplantation
  • Cell Cycle Regulation in Human Pancreatic Beta Cells
  • Islet Regeneration
  • Beta-Cell Expansion in Vitro
  • Beta Cells from Non-beta Cells
  • What Does It Take to Make a Beta Cell?
  • Generation of Beta Cells from Acinar Cells
  • Generation of Beta Cells from Pancreatic Duct Cells and/or Stem Cells
  • Adult Cell Reprogramming: Using Nonpancreatic Cell Sources to Generate Surrogate Beta Cells for Treatment of Diabetes
  • Embryonic Stem Cells as a Potential Cure for Diabetes
  • Tissue Engineering and Immune Protection
  • Functional Tissue Reconstruction with the Use of Biologic Scaffolds
  • Immunoisolation in Cell Transplantation
  • Prevention of Islet Graft Rejection and Recipient Tolerization.