Regenerative Biology and Medicine

by David L. Stocum

Overview

The purpose of the book is to bring together in one place the different facets of regenerative biology and medicine while providing the reader with an overview of the basic and clinically-oriented research that is being done. Not only does the content cover a plethora tissues and systems, it also includes information about the developmental plasticity of adult stem cells and the regeneration of appendages.As part of its balanced presentation, Regenerative Biology and Medicine does address the biological/bioethical issues and challanges involved in the new and exciting field of regenerative biology and medicine.

*Tissues covered include skin, hair, teeth, cornea, and central neural types*Systems presented are digestive, respiratory, urogenital, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular*Includes amphibians as powerful research models*Discusses appendage regeneration in amphibians and mammals

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080493022
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	07/26/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	464
File size:	26 MB
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Table of Contents

Preface
1. An Overview of Regenerative Biology and Medicine
2. Repair of Skin Wounds by Fibrosis
3. Regeneration of Epidermal Tissues
4. Regenerative Medicine of Skin, Hair and Dental Tissues
5. Regeneration of Neural Tissues
6. Regenerative Medicine of Neural Tissues
7. Regeneration of Digestive, Respiratory and Urogenital Tissues
8. Regenerative Medicine of Digestive, Respiratory and Urinary Tissues
9. Regeneration of Musculoskeletal Tissues
10. Regenerative Medicine of Musculoskeletal Tissues
11. Regeneration of Hematopoietic and Cardiovascular Tissues
12. Regenerative Medicine of Hematopoietic and Cardiovascular Tissues
13. Regenerative Medicine: Developmental Plasticity of Adult Stem Cells
14. Regeneration of Appendages
15. Research Issues in Regenerative Medicine
Index

What People are Saying About This

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Winner of a 2013 Highly Commended BMA Medical Book Award for Medicine

Editorial Reviews

"...a terrific reference for anyone toying with the idea of moving into this field. The text offers an enormous breath of coverage of different systems currently under investigation, and Stocum provides a central theme that pits regenerative ability against fibrosis as a way to conceptually untangle the limited regenerative capacity of humans...Stocum has erected an umbrella large enough for scientists of diverse backgrounds to initiate conceptual cross-talk between those actively involved in the biology of regeneration and those targeting its clinical application." —Ken Muneoka, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

"…of tremendous importance to researchers and clinicians working in the fields of regeneration and stem cell biology." -—Jonathan Henry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

"This text integrates information from cell and developmental biology with regenerative biology, tissue engineering and clinical practice. The breadth and detail of this intellectual landscape are derived from the author’s long commitment to the problems of regeneration, and help to make this volume a landmark publication for regenerative medicine." — Jeremy Brockes, University College London "This book is a superb in-depth analysis of the existing potential of the tissues of the body to replace cells and tissues and how to promote this ability for the sake of repair….Every institute should have it as their background reading and mission statement. I can't recommend it highly enough, it has been long awaited." —Malcolm Maden, King’s College London

"wonderful and comprehensive, providing readers with the basis of regeneration biology and medicine. The author emphasizes the necessity of understanding the biology of regeneration for a true appreciation of its practice in clinical medicine." —Katsutoshi Yoshizato, University of Hiroshima

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