Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Human Embryonic Stem Cells

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Although there is great interest in the potential for using stem cells as cell replacements and other treatments for
diseases that currently have no cure, research on the biology of human embryonic stem cells is still in its infancy.
In Human Embryonic Stem Cells, pioneers, leaders, and experts in this emerging field join forces to address all the key
issues in the use of human pluripotent stem cells for treating degenerative diseases or for replacing tissues lost
from trauma. On the practical side, these topics range from the problems of deriving human embryonic stem cells and
driving their differentiation along specific lineages, regulating their development into mature cells, and bringing
stem cell therapy to clinical trials. The authors cover the criteria used by investigators in different fields to
recognize mature phenotypes of specific tissues. Regulatory issues are addressed in discussions of the ethical debate
surrounding the derivation of human embryonic stem cells and the current policies governing their use in the United
States and abroad, including the rules and conditions regulating federal funding and questions of intellectual
property. Reviewing the most pressing issues involved in human embryonic stem cell research, Human Embryonic Stem
Cells, provides an invaluable sourcebook for researchers seeking a review of their basic biology and an unbiased
assessment of their potential for new therapies.
SYNOPSIS
Eighteen contributions written by an international group of scientists, researchers, and physicians address the major
issues in the use of human pluripotent stem cells for treating degenerative diseases or for replacing tissues lost from
trauma. Topics range from the problems of deriving human embryonic stem cells and driving their differentiation along
specific lineages, regulating their development into mature cells, and bringing stem cell therapy to clinical trials.
Also covered are the criteria used by investigators in different fields to recognize mature phenotypes of specific
tissues. Regulatory issues are addressed in discussions of the ethical debate surrounding the derivation of human
embryonic stem cells and the current policies governing their use in the US and abroad. Annotation ?003 Book News,
Inc., Portland, OR
Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Mahendra S. Rao (Editor), Arlene Y. Chiu (Editor)



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Format: Hardcover

Pub. Date: January 2003

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Product Details:
ISBN: 1588293114
Format: Hardcover, 461pp
Pub. Date: January 2003
Publisher: American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Inc.
Barnes & Noble Sales Rank: 625,789
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Human Embryonic Stem Cells

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Contributors
1 Ethical Issues Associated with Pluripotent Stem Cells 3
2 A Researcher's Guide to Federally Funded Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
in the United States 27
3 Intellectal Property of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells 39
4 Embryonal Carcinoma Cells: The Malignant