Methods in cell biology. v. 86, Stem cell culture / edited by Jennie P. Mather. — Amsterdam : Elsevier, c2008. – (58.1574/M592/v.86)

Contents

    CONTENTS
    
    Preface
    Biography
    1. Derivation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells in Standard and Chemically Defined Conditions
    2. Autogeneic Feeders for the Culture of Undifferentiated Human Embryonic Stem Cells in Feeder and Feeder-Free Conditions
    3. Microporous Membrane Growth Substrates for Embryonic Stem Cell Culture and Differentiation
    4. Culture of Rodent Spermatogonial Stem Cells， Male Germline Stem Cells of the Postnatal Animal
    5. Characterization of Human Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells and Their Pluripotential Capability
    6. Method to Isolate Mesenchymal-Like Cells from Wharton's Jelly of Umbilical Cord
    7. Isolation， Characterization， and Differentiation of Human Umbilical Cord Perivascular Cells (HUCPVCs)
    8. Hepatic Stem Cells and Hepatoblasts: Identification， Isolation， and Ex Vivo Maintenance
    9. Culture of Pluripotent Neural Epithelial Progenitor Cells from E9 Rat Embryo
    10. Primary and Multipassage Culture of Human Fetal Kidney Epithelial Progenitor Cells
    11. Isolation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Bone and Adipose Tissue
    12. Culture of Mesenchymal Stem/Progenitor Cells in Adhesion-Independent Conditions
    13. Purification and Long-Term Culture of Multipotent Progenitor Cells Affiliated with the Walls of Human Blood Vessels: Myoendothelial Cells and Pericytes
    14. Isolation and Culture of Colon Cancer Stem Cells
    15. Isolation and Establishment of Human Tumor Stem Cells
    16. Stem Cells from Cartilaginous and Bony Fish