Stem Cell Anthology

I. Introductory Chapters Pluripotential stem cells from vertebrate embryos: Present perspective and future challenges Postnatal stem cells Adult epithelial tissue stem cells Mesenchymal stem cells Stem cells, plasticity and regeneration

II. Methods for Preparing Embryonic or Pluripotent Stem Cells Setting up a facility for human embryonic stem cell research Approaches for derivation and maintenance of human embryonic stem cells: Detailed procedures and alternatives Derivation and differentiation of human embryonic germ cells Genetic manipulation of human embryonic stem cells Induced pluripotential stem cell derivation

III. Types and Properties of Stem Cells Molecular basis of pluripotency Characteristics and characterization of human pluripotential stem cells Multipotent adult progenitor cells Bone marrow stem cells: Properties and pluripotency Hematopoietic stem cell properties, markers, and therapeutics Stem cells in the gastrointestinal tract Stem cells derived from amniotic fluid and placenta Nuclear transfer for stem cells

IV. Application of Stem Cell Biology to Regenerative Medicine Neural stem cells for central nervous system repair Spinal cord injury Stem cells and heart disease Cell-based repair for cardiovascular regeneration: What, why, how and where are we going in the next 5-10 years Pancreatic stem cells Insulin-producing cells derived from stem cells: A potential treatment for diabetes Regeneration of epidermis from adult keratinocyte stem cells Implantation of myogenic cells in skeletal muscles Cell-based therapies for musculoskeletal repair Retinal pigment epithelium derived from embryonic stem cells

Bruce M. Carlson, MD, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Anatomy in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. He served as chair of that department from 1998-2000. He is also Research Professor Emeritus in the school's Institute of Gerontology, of which he was the director from 2000 to 2003. Professor Carlson writes the majority of the book himself but he has suggested that he may bring in one or two contributors this time round to cover areas that he is not as up to date on as he once was. We have spoken about bringing in a co-author and he is open for this to happen for the 7th edition when he has had time to find someone suitable.