Stem Cell Anthology: From Stem Cell Biology, Tissue Engineering, Cloning, Regenerative Medicine and Biology

I. Introductory Chapters

Pluripotential stem cells f rom vertebrate embryos: Present perspective and future challenges (Gardn er)

Postnatal stem cells (Gehron Robes and Bianco)

A dult epithelial tissue stem cells (Potten and Wilson)

Mesenchy mal stem cells (Caplan)

Stem cells, plasticity and regeneratio n (Carlson)

II. Methods for Preparing Embryonic or Pluripotent Stem Cells

Setting up a facility for human embryonic stem cell research (Lyons, et.al.)

Approaches for de rivation and maintenance of human embryonic stem cells: Detailed procedu res and alternatives (Klimanskaya and MacMahon)

Derivation and differentiation of human embryonic germ cells (Gearhardt, et.al.)

Genetic manipulation of human embryonic stem cells (Mayshar and Ben venisty)

Induced pluripotential stem cell derivation (Yu and T homspson)

III. Types and Properties of Stem Cells

Molecular basis of pluripotency (Cavaleri an d Sch?ler)

Characteristics and characterization of human pluri