Stem cells: a very short introduction

by Slack, J. M. W., (Jonathan Michael Wyndham)

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In this Very Short Introduction, Jonathan Slack introduces us to stem cells--explaining what they are, what scientists do with them, why they are important, what stem therapies are available and how they might be used in the future.

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Full title :Stem cells : a very short introduction / Jonathan Slack.

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Publication Date:2012.

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Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

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Description:xiv, 130 pages : : illustrations ; : 18 cm.

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ISBN:9780199603381, 0199603383
oclc:ocn803799869
LC Classification:QH588.S83
Dewey Decimal:616.02774

Orientation to stem cells -- Embryonic stem cells -- Personalized pluripotent stem cells -- Potential therapies using pluripotent stem cells -- Tissue-specific stem cells -- Current therapy with tissue specific stem cells -- Realistic and unrealistic expectations.