The Regeneration Promise

The Regeneration Promise is a reader-friendly guide to the world of regenerative medicine and stem cell technology. It covers the history of stem cell technology as a general introduction to the subject and then continues with a description of the many known types of stem cells and how these can pot...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Hollands, Peter
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Bentham Science Publishers, 2020
Series:Medicine Demystified Ser.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • End User License Agreement
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION
  • CONFLICT OF INTEREST
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • Dedication
  • A Bit of History
  • Peter Hollands
  • INTERESTING TIMES
  • STEM CELLS ARE EVERYWHERE!
  • Bone Marrow Stem Cells
  • Back Again to 1956
  • Tissue Typing or 'Tissue Matching'
  • From Embryos to Stem Cells
  • From Mouse to Man?
  • More Mouse Embryos!
  • Stem Cells in The Blood
  • Cord Blood Stem Cells
  • Cord Blood Transfusion
  • Human Embryonic Stem Cells
  • Adult or Fetal Stem Cells?
  • Umbilical Cord Tissue and Placental Tissue Stem Cells
  • Fat Stem Cells!
  • The Tooth Fairy and Stem Cells
  • 'Man Made' Stem Cells
  • INITIAL CONCLUSIONS
  • KEY POINTS OF CHAPTER 1
  • Blood and Toil
  • Peter Hollands
  • 'BLOOD FORMING' STEM CELLS
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Haploidentical Transplantation
  • Find the Match
  • Bone Marrow Stem Cell Banks
  • Preparation for Transplant
  • Transplant Time
  • Recovery
  • It's Not Easy!
  • 'TISSUE FORMING' STEM CELLS IN BONE MARROW
  • Clinical Trials
  • Four Phases
  • BONE MARROW STEM CELLS AND HEART ATTACK
  • BONE MARROW STEM CELLS AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
  • THE RIGHT STEM CELL AND A HOLISTIC APPROACH
  • BONE MARROW STEM CELLS AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
  • Clinical Trials
  • BONE MARROW AND OTHER DISEASES
  • KEY POINTS OF CHAPTER 2
  • A Bouncing Baby!
  • Peter Hollands
  • CORD BLOOD STEM CELLS
  • Cord Blood Stem Cell Collection Process
  • Cord Blood Stem Cell Storage Options
  • Cord Blood Laboratory Processing
  • Cord Blood Stem Cells Pros and Cons
  • Cord Blood Stem Cell Double Transplants and Expansion
  • Quality not Quantity
  • Cord Blood Stem Cell Clinical Trial for Cerebral Palsy
  • Cord Blood Stem Cell Clinical Trial for Autism
  • KEY POINTS OF CHAPTER 3
  • Baby Blues
  • Peter Hollands
  • CHOICES
  • Public and Private Cord Blood Banks
  • The Development of Private Cord Blood Banking
  • The Development of Public Cord Blood Banking
  • Public or Private Cord Blood Storage?
  • Cord Blood Guidance
  • Whole or Processed?
  • More Questions
  • To Clamp or Not to Clamp? That is the Question...
  • The UK Royal Colleges
  • Umbilical Cord Blood Plasma
  • That's a Nice Vein
  • Peter Hollands
  • PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELLS
  • Potential Problems
  • Improved Mobilisation Technology
  • Clinical Trials Using Peripheral Blood Stem Cells
  • KEY POINTS OF CHAPTER 5
  • The Vatican and More
  • Peter Hollands
  • A COMPLEX DEBATE
  • Human Embryonic Stem Cell Production
  • The Human Embryo
  • Is There an Elephant in The Room?
  • Clinical Trials
  • A FINAL NOTE OF OPTIMISM!
  • KEY POINTS OF CHAPTER 6
  • No One Likes the Dentist
  • Peter Hollands
  • OFF TO SEE THE DENTIST
  • Milk and Adult Teeth
  • Milk Teeth Collection
  • Stem Cells from Adult Teeth
  • Are There Enough Stem Cells?
  • Tooth Implants
  • Clinical Trial
  • KEY POINTS OF CHAPTER 7
  • Who Are You Calling Fat?
  • Peter Hollands