Adult and Embryonic Stem Cells

Kursad Turksen

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Humana Press Inc.
03 February 2012

Cellular physiology; Biotechnology

Series: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

This volume will cover a series of reviews on stem cells including adult and embryonic stem cells. Speakers were invited to present these talks during the Stem Cell Symposia in fall of 2010, in Samsun, Turkey. Unique aspect of this volume is that it brings a multidisciplinary aspect of stem cells extracted from a symposium.

Edited by: Kursad Turksen
Imprint: Humana Press Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2012 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 582g
ISBN: 9781617796296
ISBN 10: 1617796298
Series: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Pages: 262
Publication Date: 03 February 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Stem Cells in Samsun.- Searching for the in vivo Traces of MSCs and their Ancestors.- Isolation and Identification of Mesenchymal Stem Cells.- Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation.- Immunregulatory Functions of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells.- Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Possibilities of New Treatment Options.- Tissue Engineering Based on The Importance of Collaboration between Clinician and Basic Scientist and Mesenchymal Stromal Cells.- Synchroton Radiation and Nanotechnology for Stem Cell Researchers.- Controversies in Corneal Epithelial Stem Cell Biology.- Type 1 Diabetes and Stem Cells: A New Approach.- Successful Scale–up and Quality Assessments of Human Embryonic Stem Cells for Cell Therapy – Challenges and Overview.- Human Embryonic Stem Cells from Laboratory and Clinical Perspective.- Clinical and Laboratory Aspects of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Derivation of Affected Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines.- New Treatment Modalities by Disease and Patient Specific iPS Cells.- Cancer Stem Cells: Current Concepts and Therapeutic Implications.- Problems to be Solved in Molecular Oncology.

Dr. Kursad Turksen is the Editor in Chief of the journal Stem Cell Reviews and Reports and the book series entitled Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine that are published by Springer. He is also the editor of numerous protocol volumes published in Springer's Methods in Molecular Biology series. Dr. Turksen is a Senor Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and his research interests cover the area of epidermal stem cells and the role of Claudins in the epidermal lineage. Dr. Turksen is a Senor Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and his research interests cover the area of epidermal stem cells and the role of Claudins in the epidermal lineage.