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Tissue Engineering

Current Perspectives

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Overview of Tissue Engineering

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Tissue Engineering, An Overview

      • Eugene Bell
      Pages 3-15
  3. Matrix Molecules and Their Ligands

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
    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
    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-Josée Blouin, Micheline Noël, 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
    2. 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
    2. Physical Stress as a Factor in Tissue Growth and Remodeling

      • Yuan-Cheng Fung, Shu-Qian Liu
      Pages 114-119
    3. Mechanical Stress Effects on Vascular Endothelial Cell Growth

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

Editors and Affiliations

  • Marine Biological Laboratory, Cataumet, USA

    Eugene Bell

  • Tissue Engineering Inc., Cataumet, USA

    Eugene Bell

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