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The Promises and Challenges of Regenerative Medicine (Hardcover, 2005 ed.) Loot Price: R2,865
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The Promises and Challenges of Regenerative Medicine (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): John Morser, S.I. Nishikawa

The Promises and Challenges of Regenerative Medicine (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)

John Morser, S.I. Nishikawa

Series: Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings, 54

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Ithaslongbeenknownthatamphibiaandotherlowerordervertebrates havethecapacitytoregeneratelimbsaswellasdamagedheartsorbrains. Overthepastdecade,therehasbeenamajorchangeinthewaythatthe potentialforregenerationinmammalsisviewed.Earlier,incontrastto the acceptance of regeneration in amphibia, it was generally believed that there was very limited if any capacity for regeneration in many mammalianorgansystemssuchastheheartandbrain.Thediscoveryof tissue-resident adult stem cells and the description of the properties of embryonic stem cells have altered this view. This change in paradigm VI Preface has led to the hope that these discoveries can be harnessed in medical practicetocurechronicdisablingdiseases. The use of tissue-resident adult stem cells depends on the ability to either mobilize them or to convert them from one lineage to another. These problems do not arise with embryonic stem cells. Instead, their useisfraughtwithethicalandpoliticalissuesaswellasthequestionof howtodirecttheirdifferentiationtowardthedesiredcelltype.Whichever approachistaken,issuesofsafetyhavetobeparamount.Inparticular,the roleofstemcellsintumorigenesisiscriticalinassessingtheirpotential clinicalutility. The Ernst Schering Research Foundation and the Riken Center on DevelopmentalBiologyjointlyorganizedaworkshopon"ThePromises andChallengesofRegenerativeMedicine,"whichtookplaceinKobe, Japan on 20-22 October 2004. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss the present state of knowledge and future directions in this important ?eld. Leading basic scientists and clinicians reviewed and discussedseveraltimelytopicswithinthreemainthemes:(1)evolution, development,andregeneration,includingstemcellsinPlanariaandstem cell niches; (2)embryonic and adult stem cells, including adiscussion of the regulatory system in Japan for human embryonic stem cells; and (3) regeneration in speci?c indications including a discussion of the role of stem cells in organs such as the skin, brain, liver, pancreas, cornea,andthecardiovascularsystem.Inaddition,theroleofstemcells in glioblastoma was presented along with the implications for other tumors.

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Imprint: Springer-Verlag
Country of origin: Germany
Series: Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings, 54
Release date: July 2005
First published: 2005
Editors: John Morser • S.I. Nishikawa
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 136
Edition: 2005 ed.
ISBN-13: 978-3-540-23481-4
Categories: Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Cardiovascular medicine
Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Developmental biology
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Cellular biology > General
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LSN: 3-540-23481-0
Barcode: 9783540234814

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