Stem cells in regenerative medicine / edited by Julie Audet and William L. Stanford. — New York, N.Y. : Humana ; [London : Springer, distributor], c2009. – (58.17/M592/v.482)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface
    Contributors
    Color Plates
    PART I: STEM CELL SOURCES AND MANIPULATION
    1 Derivation and Manipulation of Murine Embryonic Stem Cells
    2 Patterning Mouse and Human Embryonic Stem Cells Using Micro-contact Printing
    3 Efficient Gene Knockdowns in Human Embryonic Stem Cells Using Lentiviral-Based RNAi
    4 Measurement of Cell-Penetrating Peptide-Mediated Transduction of Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cells 43
    5 Stem Cell Sources for Regenerative Medicine
    PART II: REGENERATION OF THE BLOOD SYSTEM
    6 Investigating the Interactions Between Haemopoietic Stem Cells and Their Niche: Methods for the Analysis of Stem Cell Homing and Distribution Within the Marrow Following Transplantation
    7 Ex Vivo Megakaryocyte Expansion and Platelet Production from Human Cord Blood Stem Cells
    8 Ex Vivo Generation of Human Red Blood Cells: A New Advance in Stern Cell Engineering
    PART III: REGENERATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
    9 Isolation and Manipulation of Mammalian Neural Stem Cells In Vitro
    10 Isolation， Expansion， and Differentiation of Mouse Skin-Derived Precursors
    11 Xenotransplantation of Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Motor Neurons into the Developing Chick Spinal Cord
    12 Transplantation of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells into Developing and Adult CNS
    13 Transplantation of Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons in MPTP-Treated Monkeys 199
    PART IV: REGENERATION OF THE EPIDERMIS
    14 Isolation and Culture of Epithelial Stem Cells
    15 Regeneration of Skin and Cornea by Tissue Engineering
    PART V: REGENERATION OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
    16 Prospective Isolation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Mouse Compact Bone
    17 Isolation， Propagation， and Characterization of Human Umbilical Cord Perivascular Cells (HUCPVCs)
    18 Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Isolation， Expansion， Characterization， Viral Transduction， and Production of Conditioned Medium
    19 Template DNA-Strand Co-Segregation and Asymmetric Cell Division in Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells 295
    20 Isolation and Grafting of Single Muscle Fibres
    PART VI: REGENERATION OF THE VASCULAR SYSTEM
    21 Differentiation and Dynamic Analysis of Primitive Vessels from Embryonic Stem Cells 333
    22 Derivation of Contractile Smooth Muscle Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells 345
    PART VII: REGENERATION OF THE PANCREAS AND LIVER
    23 Islet-Derived Progenitors as a Source of In Vitro Islet Regeneration
    24 Isolation and Characterization of Hepatic Stem Cells， or "Oval Cells，" from Rat Livers
    25 Reprogramming of Liver to Pancreas
    Index