Chapter One: Introduction to stem cell biology 1, History of stem cell biology 2, Concepts of stem cell biology 3, Classification of stem cells 4, Characteristics of stem cells Chapter Two: Pluripotent stem cells 1, Concepts of pluripotent stem cells 2, Germline stem cells 3, Embryonic stem cells Chapter Three: iPS cells 1, History of iPS cells 2, Generation of iPS cells 3, Disease modeling Chapter Four: Maintenance of pluripotency 1, Mechanisms of pluripotency maintenance 2, Differentiation of pluripotent stem cells Chapter Five: Adult stem cells 1, History of adult stem cells 2, Concepts of adult stem cells 3, Characteristics of adult stem cells 4, Stem cell niche Chapter Six: Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) 1, History of HSC studies and applications 2, Maintenance of HSCs 3, HSC niche 4, Lineage commitment of HSCs 5, Sources of HSCs 6, Clinical applications of HSCs Chapter Seven: Tissue regeneration 1, Intestinal tissue regeneration 2, Muscle regeneration 3, Neural stem cells 4, Heart regeneration 5, Liver regeneration 6, Other tissue regenerations Chapter Eight: Aging 1, Concepts of aging 2, Adult stem cells and aging Chapter Nine: Cancer stem cells 1, History of cancer stem cell studies 2, Concepts of cancer stem cells 3, Cancer stem cells and tumorigenesis Chapter Ten: Transdifferentiation 1, History of transdifferentiation studies 2, Concepts of transdifferentiation 3, Methods of inducing transdifferentiation 4, Mechanisms of transdifferentiation 5, Applications of transdifferentiation Chapter Eleven: Regenerative medicine 1, Cell-based therapies 2, Principles of cell transplantation 3, Cases of stem cell clinical applications Chapter Twelve: Tissue engineering 1, Methods of tissue engineering 2, Applications of tissue engineering |