Human embryonic stem cells
By: Ann A. Kiessling, Scott C. Anderson.
Contributors: Anderson, Scott, 1951-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Jones and Bartlett topics in biology
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780763743864; 9780763743864
Subjects: Embryonic stem cells
Description: The second edition of Kiessling and Anderson's text, Human Embryonic Stem Cells, continues to address the social, legal and ethical debates resulting from the Bush Administrations restriction of federal funding for embryonic stem cell therapy. The emerging field of human embryonic stem cell biomedicine crosses many disciplinary boundaries -- cell biology, reproductive biology, embryology, molecular biology, endocrinology, immunology, fetal medicine, transplantation medicine, and surgery. This single reference provides basic information from these multiple disciplines as it pertains to the science of stem cells.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The nature of stem cells; title: The dividing cell; title: The egg; title: The activated egg; title: The zygote; title: Blastomere cleavage; title: Early nuclear transfer technology; title: The blastocyst and inner cell mass cells; title: Organogenesis; title: Mammalian nuclear transplant technology; title: Adult and fetal stem cells; title: Pluripotent, stem cells; title: Neurogenerative diseases; title: Tissue systems failures; title: The religious, legal, ethical, and scientific debate.