Editor: Ahmed El-Hashash

Developmental and Stem Cell Biology in Health and Disease

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ISBN: 978-1-68108-220-2 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-68108-219-6 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2016
DOI: 10.2174/97816810821961160101

Introduction

Research into stem cells started in the 1960s with experiments on spleen cultures. Evans and Kaufman made a breakthrough in mouse embryo culturing and embryonic stem cell extraction in 1981, followed by the work of Thomson in 1998 on the technique for extracting human embryonic stem cells. Since then, stem cell research has rapidly expanded as a therapeutic avenue for different diseases in humans. This book explains the basic developmental biology of stem cells including the development of stem cells during the implantation stage in utero to the regulation of stem cell division. Medical applications of stem cells in the therapy of diseases such as cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and bone diseases are also explained in subsequent chapters. The book also explains the effect of parasitic cells on stem cell growth. Concepts in the book are explained in a simple clear manner, making this book an informative reference for non-experts, students and professionals in the field of biology and medicine.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Ahmed El-Hashash
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry
University of Southern California
USA




Contributor(s):
Ahmed A. Abd-Rabou
Hormones Department, Medical Research Division
National Research Center
Cairo
Egypt


Ahmed El-Hashash
Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and Developmental Biology Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 4661 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90027
USA


Ahmed R. N. Ibrahim
Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and Developmental Biology Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 4661 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90027
USA


Alhassen Wadah
Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and Developmental Biology Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 4661 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90027
USA


Azza El Amir
Zoology Department, Faculty of Science
Cairo University
Giza
Egypt


Deshna Majmudar
Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and Developmental Biology Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 4661 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90027
USA


Elham M. Youssef Elabd
National Research Center
Suez University
Suez
Egypt


Hadeer A. Aglan
Hormones Department, Medical Research Division
National Research Center
Cairo
Egypt


Haifen Huang
Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and Developmental Biology Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 4661 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90027
USA


Hani S. Hafez
Suez University
Suez
Egypt


Hanaa H. Ahmed
Hormones Department, Medical Research Division
National Research Center
Cairo
Egypt


Jesse Garcia Castillo
Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and Developmental Biology Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 4661 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90027
USA


John Ku
Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine
Mansoura University
Mansoura
Egypt
/
Rehabilitation Science Department
College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University
Riyadh
KSA


Manal E. Elsawaf
Faculty of Medicine
Tanta University
Tanta
Egypt


Marwa E. Elgayyar
Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and Developmental Biology Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 4661 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90027
USA


Mohamed Berika
Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine
Mansoura University
Mansoura
Egypt
/
Rehabilitation Science Department
College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University
Riyadh
KSA


Marwa Adel HasbySaad
Faculty of Medicine
Tanta University
Tanta
Egypt


Nahla M. Shoukry
Suez University
Suez
Egypt


Noha M. Osman
National Research Center
Suez University
Suez
Egypt
/
Department of Molecular and Computational biology
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
USA
/
Washington State University
University of Southern California
Pullman
Washington
USA


Safia Gilani
Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and Developmental Biology Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 4661 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90027
USA


Salaheldin S. Soliman
Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and Developmental Biology Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 4661 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90027
USA


Sameh Elshahawy
Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and Developmental Biology Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 4661 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90027
USA


Sara M. Abdo
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science
Helwan University
Cairo
Egypt


Wajeet Nabil
Zoology Department, Faculty of Science
Cairo University
Giza
Egypt




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