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Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells, Volume 9 [electronic resource] : Therapeutic Applications in Disease and Injury / edited by M.A. Hayat.

By: Hayat, M.A [editor.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells: 9Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: XLII, 323 p. 55 illus., 38 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789400756458.Subject(s): Medicine | Science (General) | Oncology | Biomedicine | Cancer Research | Biomedicine general | Medicine/Public Health, general | Science, generalDDC classification: 614.5999 Online resources: Click here to access online In: Springer eBooksSummary: This fresh addition to the rapidly expanding Springer series on stem cells represents an additional forward step in our understanding of the causes, diagnosis, and cell-related therapies of major human diseases as well as debilitating injuries to human tissue and organs. Showcasing the work of more than 80 contributors from 13 nations, it offers an unrivalled breadth of differing perspectives on the subject, with dedicated sections covering umbilical cord, induced pluripotent, embryonic, and hematopoietic stem cells, in addition to stem cells in tumors and cancer, and the applications of stem cells in regenerative medicine.   Enhanced by numerous color illustrations and tables that provide graphic clarification and summaries of key results, the volume succeeds in bringing together research results from oncologists, neurosurgeons, physicians, research scientists, and pathologists, whose accumulated wealth of practical experience will inform and inspire further developments in the vital and urgent work of cancer diagnosis, cure, and prevention.
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This fresh addition to the rapidly expanding Springer series on stem cells represents an additional forward step in our understanding of the causes, diagnosis, and cell-related therapies of major human diseases as well as debilitating injuries to human tissue and organs. Showcasing the work of more than 80 contributors from 13 nations, it offers an unrivalled breadth of differing perspectives on the subject, with dedicated sections covering umbilical cord, induced pluripotent, embryonic, and hematopoietic stem cells, in addition to stem cells in tumors and cancer, and the applications of stem cells in regenerative medicine.   Enhanced by numerous color illustrations and tables that provide graphic clarification and summaries of key results, the volume succeeds in bringing together research results from oncologists, neurosurgeons, physicians, research scientists, and pathologists, whose accumulated wealth of practical experience will inform and inspire further developments in the vital and urgent work of cancer diagnosis, cure, and prevention.

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