Stem Cell Therapy for Organ Failure - Somasundaram, Indumathi; SpringerLink (Online service) (New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2014)
PART A: Stem Cells: Science/Concepts and Database -- 1. Promises of Stem Cells in Research and Therapeutics -- 2. Considerations for Culturing and Preserving Adult Stem Cells For Therapeutics -- 3. Bioinformatics Tool-Box for Stem Cell Research and Therapeutics -- PART B: Stem Cells and Organ Systems -- Section I: Nervous System -- 4. Stem Cell Therapy and Neurologic Disorders: Bench to Bedside -- 5. Stem Cells and Neuronal Differentiation -- Section II: Cardiovascular System -- 6. Stem Cell Therapy For Cardiac Regeneration Post Myocardial Infarction -- 7. Endothelial Progenitor Cells: Its Applications in Vascular Medicine -- Section III: Musculo Skeletal System -- 8. Bone Marrow versus Dental Pulp Stem Cells in Osteogenesis -- 9. Adipose Derived Stem Cells: In Musculoskeletal Disorders -- Section IV: Hematopoietic System -- 10. Fetal Blood Research: A Brief Perspective on the Present, Past and Future of this Exciting Field -- 11. An Outline on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation -- 12. Placental Umbilical Cord Whole Blood and Nuclear Disaster Management: A Possibility -- 13. Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment Option to Manage Autoimmune Disorders A Technically Feasible Integration -- Section IV: Gastrointestinal System -- 14. Overview of Pancreatic Replacement of β-Cells from Various Cell Sources -- 15. Feto-Maternal Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation For Treating Diabetes -- 16. Stem Cell Therapy for Acute and Chronic Liver Failure -- 17. Use of Stem Cells to Block the Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells in Diseased Liver -- Section V: Reproductive System -- 18. Stem Cells of Reproductive System: At a Glance -- 19. Stem Cells of Human Endometrium: Trash to Treasure -- 20. Stem Cell Therapy in Premature Ovarian Disease -- 21. Breast Milk Cells: A Bliss to Neonates.
Keywords: Medicine; Cell biology; Stem cells; Biomedicine, general; Cell Biology; Stem Cells