CONTENTS Series Foreword vii Introduction ix Part I: Overview and Background Information 1 1 Stem Cells 101 3 2 History of Stem Cells and Stem Cell Research through the 1980s 15 3 Stem Cell Research Explodes: 1990ă2010 27 4 Stem Cell Research: 2010 and Beyond 35 5 Sources of Stem Cells: Embryonic Stem Cells and Embryonic Germ Cells 45 6 Sources of Stem Cells: Adult Stem Cells 51 7 Sources of Stem Cells: Mesenchymal Stem Cells 59 8 The Role of Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine 65 9 Stem Cell Therapy: The Brain and Nervous System 71 10 Stem Cell Therapy: The Skeletal and Muscular Systems 87 11 Stem Cell Therapy: The Circulatory System 97
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