Human Embryonic Stem Cells (Advanced Methods ( BIOS )) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1859962785 ISBN 13: 9781859962787

Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2004

Synopsis

Since the first successful isolation and cultivation of human embryonic stem cells at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1998, there has been high levels of both interest and controversy in this area of research.

This book provides a concise overview of an exciting field, covering the characteristics of both human embryonic stem cells and pluripotent stem cells from other human cell lineages. The following chapters describe state-of-the-art differentiation and characterization of specific ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm-derived lineages from human embryonic stem cells, emphasizing how these can be used to study human developmental mechanisms. A further chapter discusses genetic manipulation of human ES cells. The concluding section covers therapeutic applications of human ES cells, as well as addressing the ethical and legal issues that this research have raised.

About this title

About the Author:

Odorico\, Jon; Pedersen\, Roger; Zhang\, Su-Chun

Review:

...An outstanding introduction to embryonic stem cell research. ...A well written and easy-to read ... book. ...The book will bring you up to speed; it is packed with need-to-know information and will be a great resource for years to come.

About this edition

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1859962785
• ISBN 13: 9781859962787
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 424
• Editor: Odorico Jon, Pedersen Roger, Zhang Su-Chun