S. -I. Nishikawa – författare

Recently, expectations of the potential of regenerative medicine have risen because of the exciting results obtained in various areas of research. This book contains contributions from leading researchers in the field who describe their successes and the problems that remain in converting the hopes into concrete therapies. The focus of the book is on the role of stem cells in two main areas -- reproduction and the brain -- described from molecular, cellular, in vivo and clinical perspectives.

With the excitement in the research and clinical communities over the potential of regenerative medicine, scientists hope to develop novel therapies to target intractable degenerative diseases. In this book, leading experts in the field present the latest advances in stem cell research. It discusses the analysis and use of stem cells in basic biology but also their application in clinical practice, and is therefore unique by combining basic and applied approaches.