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Tissue Engineering

Current Perspectives

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. Eugene Bell

    1. Marine Biological Laboratory, Cataumet, USA
      Tissue Engineering Inc., Cataumet, USA

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Overview of Tissue Engineering

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Tissue Engineering, An Overview

      • Eugene Bell
      Pages 3-15

  3. Matrix Molecules and Their Ligands

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Role of Non-Fibrillar Collagens in Matrix Assemblies

      • Bjorn Reino Olsen, Phyllis A. LuValle, Olena Jacenko
      Pages 19-25

    3. Elastic Fiber Organization

      • Elaine C. Davis, Robert P. Mecham
      Pages 26-34

  4. Use of Cultured Cells and the Potential of Stem Cells for Tissue Restoration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
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    2. Myoblast Mediated Gene Therapy

      • Helen M. Blau, Grace K. Pavlath, Jyotsna Dhawan
      Pages 37-47

    3. Implantation of Cultured Schwann Cells to Foster Repair in Injured Mammalian Spinal Cord

      • Mary Bartlett Bunge, Carlos L. Paino, Cristina Fernandez-Valle
      Pages 48-57

    4. Progenitor Cells in Embryonic and Post-Natal Rat Livers, Their Growth and Differentiation Potential

      • Normand Marceau, Claude Chamberland, Marie-JosĂ©e Blouin, Micheline NoĂ«l, Anne Loranger
      Pages 58-65

  5. Co-Cultures and Other in Vitro Systems for Promoting Differentiation and Tissue Formation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. Extracellular Matrix, Cellular Mechanics and Tissue Engineering

      • Donald Ingber
      Pages 69-82

    3. Modulation of Cardiac Growth by Sympathethic Innervation: Differential Response between Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats

      • Dianne L. Atkins
      Pages 83-91

    4. Liver Support Through Hepatic Tissue Engineering

      • Mehmet Toner, Ronald G. Tompkins, Martin L. Yarmush
      Pages 92-107

  6. Physical Forces as Requirements for Gene Expression, Growth, Morphogenesis, and Differentiation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Evidence for the Role of Physical Forces in Growth, Morphogenesis and Differentiation

      • Richard Skalak
      Pages 111-113

    3. Physical Stress as a Factor in Tissue Growth and Remodeling

      • Yuan-Cheng Fung, Shu-Qian Liu
      Pages 114-119

    4. Mechanical Stress Effects on Vascular Endothelial Cell Growth

      • Robert M. Nerem, Masako Mitsumata, Thierry Ziegler, Bradford C. Berk, R. Wayne Alexander
      Pages 120-127

    5. Deformation of Chondrocytes within the Extracellular Matrix of Articular Cartilage

      • Van C. Mow, Farshid Guilak
      Pages 128-145

    6. Mechanical Stretch Rapidly Activates Multiple Signaling Pathways in Cardiac Myocytes

      • Seigo Izumo, Jun-ichi Sadoshima
      Pages 146-154
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Marine Biological Laboratory, Cataumet, USA

    Eugene Bell

  • Tissue Engineering Inc., Cataumet, USA

    Eugene Bell

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tissue Engineering

  • Book Subtitle: Current Perspectives

  • Editors: Eugene Bell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8186-4

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston, MA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-8188-8Published: 20 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-8186-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 242

  • Number of Illustrations: 66 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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