Stem cells
Subtitle: scientific facts and fiction
By: written and edited by Christine Mummery ... [et al.].
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Academic Press; Elsevier/Academic Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; Burlington, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780123815354
Subjects: Stem cells
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Biology of the cell; title: Embryonic development; title: What are stem cells?; title: Of mice and men: the history of the stem cell; title: Origins and types of stem cells; title: Cloning; title: Regenerative medicine: clinical applications of stem cells; title: Cardiomyocytes from stem cells: what can we do with them?; title: Stem cell tourism; title: Stem cells in cancer and cancer stem cells; title: Stem cells for discovery of effective and safe new drugs; title: Legal and intellectual property issues associated with stem cells; title: Stem cell perspectives: a vision of the future.