Stem Cells (eBook)

From Hydra to Man

Thomas C.G. Bosch (Herausgeber)

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2008 | 2008
XVI, 188 Seiten
Springer Netherland (Verlag)
978-1-4020-8274-0 (ISBN)

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Much of our knowledge of stem cells has been inferred from studies of remarkable few species. The ability to manipulate stem cells in 'model' organisms such as the mouse and a few other vertebrate species has driven our understanding of basic biology of stem cells. The power and efficiency of studying model organisms, however, comes at a cost since a few species, obviously, do not reflect nature´s true diversity. Unfortunately, although all multicellular organisms seem to rely on stem cells, and although this seems to be a question of key importance for understanding the evolution of animal life, little is known about stem cells in early-branching taxa.

'Stem Cells: From Hydra to Man' illustrates that there is more than human and mouse stem cells to learn from. Reflecting an enormous growth in the knowledge of stem cells in various organisms, the book presents the conceptual language and the nature of questions, as well as a summary of the advances in our understanding of stem cells from a comparative point of view that has resulted from the development of new technology and the development of novel model organisms over the past few decades. As such this book is largely a horizon analysis of a frontier rather than a retrospective. It presents an integrative approach to animal stem cells and covers the major contributions, tools and trends in a newly emerging field: comparative stem cell biology.

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Much of our knowledge of stem cells has been inferred from studies of remarkable few species. The ability to manipulate stem cells in "e;model"e; organisms such as the mouse and a few other vertebrate species has driven our understanding of basic biology of stem cells. The power and efficiency of studying model organisms, however, comes at a cost since a few species, obviously, do not reflect nature's true diversity. Unfortunately, although all multicellular organisms seem to rely on stem cells, and although this seems to be a question of key importance for understanding the evolution of animal life, little is known about stem cells in early-branching taxa. The book "e;Stem Cells: From Hydra to Man"e; illustrates that here is more than human and mouse stem cells to learn from. Reflecting an enormous growth in the knowledge of stem cells in various organisms, the book presents the conceptual language and the nature of questions, as well as a summary of the advances in our understanding of stem cells from a comparative point of view that has resulted from the development of new technology and the development of novel model organisms over the past few decades. As such this book is largely a horizon analysis of a frontier rather than a retrospective. It presents an integrative approach to animal stem cells and covers the major contributions, tools and trends in a newly emerging field: comparative stem cell biology.

Inhalt

Bosch_FM.pdf 2
Bosch_Ch01.pdf 15
Bosch_Ch02.pdf 30
Bosch_Ch03.pdf 49
Bosch_Ch04.pdf 70
Bosch_Ch05.pdf 86
Bosch_Ch06.pdf 106
Bosch_Ch07.pdf 124
Bosch_Ch08.pdf 140
Bosch_Ch09.pdf 156
Bosch_Ch10.pdf 176
Bosch_Index.pdf 197

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.4.2008
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 188 p.
• Verlagsort: Dordrecht
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Biochemie / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zellbiologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Cell Biology • Evolution • Hydra • Mouse • Regeneration • Vertebrate
• ISBN-10: 1-4020-8274-6 / 1402082746
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-8274-0 / 9781402082740