Overview
- One of the few books to look at lipids and their role in stem cell biology
- Authors are field leaders providing international perspective and expertise
- Cohesively structured to most effectively deliver the content
- 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 (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book combines the current knowledge on the role of lipids in stem cell pluripotency and differentiation. It showcases various approaches to the study of lipids and focuses on various types of stem cells and specific lipids driving maintenance or differentiation. The volume includes chapters reviewing roles of specific lipids in pluripotency, neurogenesis and exocytosis as well as in cancer stem cells. Examples of different classes of lipids—such as sphingolipids, lysophospholipids, cannabinoids and neutral lipids—are described and illustrate the vast biological effects of this class of molecules. The international contributors are all recognized experts in their respective fields.
Covering the various aspects of the topic, Lipidomics of Stem Cells provides an up-to-date snapshot—unique among the literature—of where the lipid world is in terms of understanding the roles of lipids in stem cell biology. It provides an essential reference for stem cell biologists, lipid biologists, development biologists, students, academics and clinicians in related areas.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Raymond CB Wong, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne and the principal investigator of the Cellular Reprogramming Unit at the Centre for Eye Research Australia. Heis a stem cell biologist specialising in human pluripotent stem cells and reprogramming. He completed his Ph.D. in stem cell biology (Monash University) and overseas postdoctoral training in University of California Irvine and subsequently National Institutes of Health. His previous research in the past 13 years has led to improvement in methods of growing and generating human pluripotent stem cells. Dr. Wong's current research focuses on developing methods to turn human pluripotent stem cells into retinal cells, as well as utilizing human stem cells to model and study pathological progression of various retinal diseases to improve treatment options.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Lipidomics of Stem Cells
Editors: Alice Pébay, Raymond C.B. Wong
Series Title: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49343-5
Publisher: Humana Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-49342-8Published: 13 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84139-7Published: 20 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-49343-5Published: 24 February 2017
Series ISSN: 2196-8985
Series E-ISSN: 2196-8993
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 212
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour
Topics: Stem Cells, Lipidology, Cell Physiology, Membrane Biology