Neural Stem Cells for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair

by Tanja Zigova; Evan Y. Snyder; Paul R. Sanberg

• ISBN13: 9781592592982
• ISBN10: 1592592988
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-11-05
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Table of Contents

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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