Cell therapy, stem cells, and brain repair.1588295028 Cell therapy, stem cells stem cells, unspecialized human or animal cells that can produce mature specialized body cells and at the same time replicate themselves. Embryonic stem cells are derived from a blastocyst (the blastula typical of placental mammals; see embryo), which is very young , and brain repair. Ed. by Cyndy Davis Sanberg and Paul R. Sanberg. Humana Press Inc. 2006 391 pages $125.00 Hardcover Contemporary neuroscience RM287 Cyndy Davis Sanberg and Paul Sanberg (U. of South Florida College of Medicine) bring together 14 essays on using cell therapy for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases neurodegenerative diseases diseases characterized by neurodegeneration. Lesions are microscopic only but in chronic disease with massive involvement there may be grossly visible atrophy of affected nervous tissue. , disorders, and injuries, including Parkinson's, Huntington's disease, traumatic brain injury Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. TBI can result from a closed head injury or a penetrating head injury and is one of two subsets of acquired brain , and stroke. The essays, by an international group of neurosurgeons and researchers, cover previous research on neurobiological neu·ro·bi·ol·o·gy n. The biological study of the nervous system or any part of it. neu  ro·bi cellular therapy, which has provided a foundation for
modern stem cell research, in addition to ongoing challenges, the
current direction of research, and modern techniques. Clinical
applications for cell therapeutic brain repair are discussed. Topics
include developing cell sources for transplantation, the use of bone
marrow stem cells and Sertoli cells, human neuroteratocarcinoma cells,
the choroid plexus, immunoisolation for CNS See Continuous net settlement. CNS See continuous net settlement (CNS). cell therapy, evidence-based methodology, hematopoietic cell therapy, and stem cells and regenerative medicine. The book is targeted at neurologists, scientists, and clinicians. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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