Research Progress in Stem Cells by TommasoJ Greco (Hardcover)

Research Progress in Stem Cells\nby Tommaso J Greco\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Tommaso J Greco\nTitle: Research Progress in Stem Cells\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Cellular biology (cytology)\nPublisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc\nPublication year: 2008\nISBN-13: 9781604567281\nISBN-10: 1604567287\nRRP: \u00A3150.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThis book presents the latest research in the field of stem cells from around the globe. Two broad categories of mammalian stem cells exist: embryonic stem cells, derived from blastocysts, and adult stem cells, which are found in adult tissues. In a developing embryo, stem cells are able to differentiate into all of the specialised embryonic tissues. In adult organisms, stem cells and progenitor cells act as a repair sys.