Table of Contents

 

Chapter 1 - A History of Stem Cell Research. 32

Chapter 2 - Fundamentals of Stem Cells. 7

Chapter 3 - Embryonic Stem (ES), Fetal and Amniotic Stem Cells. 131

Chapter 4 - Adult Stem Cells. 165

Chapter 5 - Nuclear Reprogramming. 224

Chapter 6 - Cancer Stem Cells. 295

Chapter 7 - Stem Cells as Drug Discovery Platforms. 327

Chapter 8 - - Therapeutic Applications of Stem Cells. 370

Index. 432

About the Author. 440