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Part of the book series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology (ADVSANAT, volume 176)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Advances in cell, developmental and molecular biology, and the discovery of regeneration-competent cells in many non-regenerating mammalian tissues, have given impetus to systematic investigations that will enable us to regenerate these tissues by cell transplantation or the pharmaceutical induction of regeneration from the body’s own tissues. A significant avenue of research is the identification of the soluble and insoluble signals and their transduction pathways that govern the proliferation and differentiation of regeneration-competent cells, and the signals that inhibit their activity after injury.
How far can we go in our quest for regeneration? We will probably be able to induce the regeneration of some tissues, such as skin or even spinal cord, within a few years. The regeneration of others, such as heart, lung, kidney or appendages, may be more complex and difficult, but we should not view them as impossible. They will just take a little longer.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Tissue Restoration Through Regenerative Biology and Medicine
Authors: David L. Stocum
Series Title: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18928-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-20603-3Published: 24 February 2004
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-18928-9Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0301-5556
Series E-ISSN: 2192-7065
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 104
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Human Physiology