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Humana Press Inc. Stem Cells And Cns Development by Mahendra S. Rao
Stem Cells and CNS Development critically reviews recent findings on stem cells, their involvement in neurogenesis and gliogenesis, and the therapeutic implications of these findings. It defines by consensus the classes of stem cells in the nervous system, compares their similarities and differences, discusses the gains made in identifying human homologs of neural stem cells, and describes how these cells are beginning to be used
for therapeutic purposes. Comprehensive and cutting-edge, this book provides all developmental scientists and neurobiologists not only an authoritative account of the current results in neural stem cell research, but also an incisive review of the rapidly emerging therapeutic uses of stem cells.
Defining Neural Stem Cells and Their Role in Normal Development of the Nervous System
Sally Temple
Multipotent Stem Cells in the Embryonic Nervous System
John A. Kessler, Mark F. Mehler, and Peter C. Mabie
Multipotent Stem Cells in the Adult Central Nervous System
Luca Bonfanti, Angela Gritti, Rossella Galli, and Angelo L. Vescovi
Glial Characteristics of Adult Subventricular Zone Stem Cells
Daniel A. Lim and Arturo Alvarez-Buylla
Neuronal Restricted Precursors
Giri Venkatraman and Marla B. Luskin
Glial Restricted Precursors
Mark Noble and Margot Mayer-Proeschel
PNS Precursor Cells
Tanya A. Moreno and Marianne Bronner-Fraser
Neural Progenitor Cells of the Adult Human Brain
Steven A. Goldman
ES Cells and Neurogenesis
John W. McDonald
Mobilizing Endogenous Stem Cells
Theo D. Palmer, Sophia Colamarino, and Fred H. Gage
Transplant Therapy
Barbara A. Tate, Kate A. Bower, and Evan Y. Snyder
Drug Discovery and Gene Discovery
Alexander Kamb and Mahendra S. Rao
Appendix A: Neural Stem Cell Companies
Appendix B: Stem Cells and Transplants
Appendix C: Patents and Stem Cells
Appendix D: Stem Cells and US Federal Guidelines
About the Authors