Neural Stem Cell Research

Neural Stem Cell Research
ISBN-10
1594548463
ISBN-13
9781594548468
Category
Medical
Pages
204
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Nova Publishers
Author
Erik V. Grier

Description

Among the many applications of stem cell research are nervous system diseases, diabetes, heart disease, auto-immune diseases as well as Parkinson's disease, end-stage kidney disease, liver failure, cancer, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. Stem cells are self-renewing, unspecialised cells that can give rise to multiple types all of specialised cells of the body. Stem cell research also involves complex ethical and legal considerations since they involve adult, foetal tissue and embryonic sources. This book brings together leading research from throughout the world in this frontier field.

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