Placenta, the tree of life / edited by Ornella Parolini ; associate editor, Antonietta Silini. -- Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, c2016. – (64.6941 /P697)

Contents

Series Preface  vii

Preface  ix

Editor  xi

Contributors  xiii

Chapter 1  Structure and Development of the Human Placenta  1

Chapter 2  The Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Functions and Pathologies of the Human Placenta  13

Chapter 3  The Roles of the Human Placenta in Fetal-Maternal Tolerance  39

Chapter 4  The Human Placenta in Wound Healing: Historical and Current Approaches

Chapter 5  Cell Populations Isolated from Amnion, Chorion, and Wharton's Jelly of Human Placenta  69

Chapter 6  The Immunomodulatory Features of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Derived from Wharton's Jelly, Amniotic Membrane, and Chorionic Villi: In Vitro and In Vivo Data

Chapter 7  Use of Placenta-Derived Cells in Neurological Disorders  129

Chapter 8  Use of Amnion Epithelial Cells in Metabolic Liver Disorders  143

Chapter 9  The Use of Placenta-Derived Cells in Autoimmune Disorders  161

Chapter 10  The Use of Placenta-Derived Cells in Inflammatory and Fibrotic Disorders

Chapter 11  From Bench to Bedside: Strategy, Regulations, and Good Manufacturing Practice Procedures  197

Chapter 12  Applications of Placenta-Derived Cells in Veterinary Medicine  217

Index  285