Bookedited by Ivan N. Rich.
Contents:
Short primer in stem cell biology / Ivan N. Rich
Measurement of hematopoietic stem cell proliferation, self-renewal, and expansion potential / Ivan N. Rich
Measuring the aging process in stem cells / Yi Liu, Gary Van Zant, and Ying Liang
Measuring the potency of a stem cell therapeutic / Holli Harper and Ivan N. Rich
Culturing protocols for human multipotent adult stem cells / Bart Vaes [and six others]
Isolation of murine bone marrow scavenging sinusoidal endothelial cells / Peter A. G. McCourt [and three others]
Analysis of circadian rhythms in embryonic stem cells / Jiffin K. Paulose, Edmund B. Rucker III, and Vincent M. Cassone
Measuring stem cell circadian rhythm / William Hrushesky and Ivan N. Rich
Cryopreservation of human pluripotent stem cells : a general protocol / Takamichi Miyazaki and Hirofumi Suemori
Biological differences between native and cultured mesenchymal stem cells : implications for therapies / Elena Jones and Richard Schäfer
The use of multiparameter flow cytometry and cell sorting to characterize native human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) / Sally Boxall and Elena Jones
High yield recovery of equine mesenchymal stem cells from umbilical cord matrix/Wharton's jelly using a semi- automated process / Timo Z. Nazari-Shafti [and five others]
Isolation and functional assessment of cutaneous stem cells / Yanne S. Doucet and David M. Owens
Isolation of adult stem cell populations from the human cornea / Matthew J. Branch [and three others]
Advanced imaging and tissue engineering of the human limbal epithelial stem cell niche / Isobel Massie [and ten others]
Isolation and characterization of stem cells in the adult mammalian ovary / Seema Parte [and three others]
Clonal culture of adult mouse lung epithelial stem/progenitor cells / Jonathan L. McQualter and Ivan Bertoncello
Culture and characterization of mammary cancer stem cells in mammospheres / Eleonora Piscitelli [and eight others]
Isolation and culture of primary glioblastoma cells from human tumor specimens / Sascha Seidel, Boyan K. Garvalov, and Till Acker.