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List of Contributors vii
Preface xiii
Part I Stem Cells 1
1 Isolation and Characterization of Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Future Applications in Tissue Engineering Therapies 3
Christian Unger, James Hackland, David Preskey and Harry Moore
2 Epigenetics, Stem Cell Pluripotency and Differentiation 27
Maria J. Barrero
3 Stem Cell Niche and Microenvironment 45
Marcio Alvarez-Silva
4 Haematopoietic Stem Cells in Therapy 65
Jos Domen and Jignesh Dalal
5 Isolation and Identification of Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells 85
Loic P. Deleyrolle and Brent A. Reynolds
Part II Cancer Stem Cells 101
6 The Role of Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Cancer Metastasis 103
Paul C. McDonald and Shoukat Dedhar
7 Regulation of Breast Cancer Stem Cells by Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Metastatic Niche 123
Fayaz Malik, Hasan Korkaya, Shawn G. Clouthier and Max S. Wicha
8 Isolation and Identification of Neural Cancer Stem/Progenitor Cells 145
David Bakhshinyan, Maleeha Qazi, Neha Garg, Chitra Venugopal,
9 Colon Stem Cells in Colorectal Cancer 169
Varun V. Prabhu, Wafik S. El-Deiry and Niklas Finnberg
10 Prostate Cancer and Prostate Cancer Stem Cells 193
Magdalena E. Buczek, Jerome C. Edwards and Tarik Regad
11 Stem Cells and Pancreatic Cancer 213
Audrey M. Hendley and Jennifer M. Bailey
12 NANOG in Cancer Development 231
Bigang Liu and Dean G. Tang
13 Liver Cancer Stem Cells and Hepatocarcinogenesis 253
Hirohisa Okabe, Hiromitsu Hayashi, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Kosuke Mima, Shigeki Nakagawa, Hideyuki Kuroki, Katsunori Imai, Hidetoshi Nitta, Daisuke Hashimoto, Akira Chikamoto, Takatoshi Ishiko, Toru Beppu and Hideo Baba
14 Basic Science of Liver Cancer Stem Cells and Hepatocarcinogenesis 273
Katherine S. Koch and Hyam L. Leffert
15 Cancer Stem Cell Biomarkers 305
Stefano Zapperi and Caterina A.M. La Porta
16 Interatomic Analysis of the Stem Cell Marker NANOG in a Prostate Cancer Setting 317
Kiran Mall and Graham Ball
Index 353
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