Editors:
- Focuses solely on stem cell research and disease modelling in non-murine species
- Covers details from pre-clinical models on cutting-edge topics like iPSC in large animals, canine embryo-derived stem cells and more
- Reviews freezing and banking of stem cells as a safeguard for endangered species
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (STEMCELL)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Stem Cells for Pre-clinical Models
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Stem Cells in “Non-conventional” Species
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Stem Cell Banking for the Future
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Back Matter
About this book
This volume focuses on stem cell research and disease modeling in non-murine species. The book is divided into three parts: Stem Cells for Pre-Clinical Models, Stem Cells in Non-Conventional Species, and Stem Cell Banking for the Future. The first section presents an overview of the different pre-clinical stem cell models recently created in animal species, including the porcine model for heart failure, iPSC in large animal species, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and canine embryo-derived stem cells and modeling for human diseases. This section also discusses the potential advantages and applications of these models.
The second part of this book describes recent efforts to use stem cells for preserving endangered species, including the snow leopard and coral reefs. From this perspective, stem cells are an invaluable tool to preserve bio-diversities. Frozen cells and gametes can be obtained from animals at risk of extinction and even from microorganisms and corals suffering from heavy changes in the eco-system; this may allow the cultivation of a generation of stem cell lines and represents an exciting opportunity to support and ensure the conservation of precious varieties of living creatures. This discussion leads easily into the third section, which discusses stem cell banking as a way of safeguarding these endangered species.
Editors and Affiliations
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Università degli Studi di Milano, Laboratory of Biomedical Embriology; Unistem; Centre for Stem Cell Research, Milan, Italy
Tiziana A.L. Brevini
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Stem Cells in Animal Species: From Pre-clinic to Biodiversity
Editors: Tiziana A.L. Brevini
Series Title: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03572-7
Publisher: Humana Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-03571-0Published: 11 September 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34557-4Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-03572-7Published: 29 August 2014
Series ISSN: 2196-8985
Series E-ISSN: 2196-8993
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 186
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
Topics: Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering, Animal Biochemistry