Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells, Volume 6: Therapeutic Applications in Disease and Injury

by M.A. Hayat

The difference among pluripotent stem cells, multipotent stem cells, and unipotent stem cells is pointed out. Vast therapeutic applications of the following specific stem cells in disease and tissue injury are discussed: human embryonic stem cells, human mesenchymal stem cells, germ cell-derived pluripotent stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, human umbilical cord blood-derived stem cells, breast tumor stem cells, and hematopoietic stem cells...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400729928
• ISBN13: 9789400729926
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 10.1"