Dedications | p. v |
Preface | p. vii |
Contributors | p. xv |
Stem Cells for and from the CNS: Their Source and Fundamental Properties | |
Sources of Cells for CNS Therapy | p. 3 |
Neural Stem Cells and Their Plasticity | p. 45 |
Identification, Selection, and Use of Adult Human Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells | p. 69 |
Generation, Characterization, and Transplantation of Immortalized Human Neural Crest Stem Cells | p. 89 |
The Search for Neural Progenitors in Bone Marrow and Umbilical Cord Blood | p. 107 |
In Vitro and/or In Vivo Manipulations of Stem/Progenitor Cells for the CNS | |
Signal Transduction Pathways That Regulate Neural Stem Cell Division and Differentiation | p. 135 |
Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Clones or "Neurospheres": A Model for Understanding Neuromorphogenesis | p. 183 |
Neural Stem Cells and Specification of Cell Fates: Biological and Therapeutical Perspectives | p. 203 |
Manipulation of Neural Precursors In Situ: Potential for Brain Self-Repair | p. 229 |
Neural Stem Cells in the Adult Hippocampus | p. 269 |
Stem/Progenitor Cells in Representative Therapeutic Paradigms for the CNS | |
Global Gene and Cell Replacement Strategies via Stem Cells | p. 289 |
Neural Stem Cells in and from the Spinal Cord | p. 333 |
Stem Cells for Spinal Cord Injury | p. 347 |
Spinal Ischemia-Induced Paraplegia: A Potential Therapeutical Role of Spinally Grafted Neural Precursors and Human hNT Neurons | p. 367 |
Utilization of Marrow Stromal Cells for Gene Transfer into the CNS | p. 395 |
Preclinical Basis for Use of NT2N Cells in Neural Transplantation Therapy | p. 411 |
Index | p. 431 |
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