Regenerative Biology and Regenerative Medicine - (Introduction Version)

Author: Stockum
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Regenerative biology and regenerative medicine are rapidly developing fields that aim to explore the mechanisms of regeneration and apply them to therapeutic strategies for restoring tissue structure and function after disease interventions. Research in regenerative biology covers a wide range of animal models across various fields such as tissues, organs, and appendages. Regenerative medicine includes cell transplantation, tissue engineering, and the induction of regeneration in residual tissues. The purpose of this book is to comprehensively introduce the advancements in regenerative biology and medicine from multiple perspectives. It is widely applicable to graduate students and upper-level undergraduates in biology, chemistry, biomedical engineering, and medical departments, as well as academic or clinical medical professionals and researchers. Chapter 1 provides an overview of this discipline. Chapter 2 introduces fibrosis as a common response to tissue damage caused by creation or disease. Chapters 3 to 12 cover regenerative biology and corresponding regenerative medicine for specific tissues. Chapter 13 details functional studies on the developmental potential of adult stem cells. Chapter 14 discusses the biological characteristics of appendage regeneration and research on stimulating appendage regeneration in adult frogs and mammals. The content of bioethics is also an indispensable part of regenerative biology, so Chapter 15 reviews the challenges faced by biology and bioethics, as well as the obstacles in developing and improving regenerative medicine. Regenerative biology and regenerative medicine are rapidly developing fields that aim to explore the mechanisms of regeneration and apply them to therapeutic strategies for restoring tissue structure and function after disease interventions. Regenerative biology research covers a wide range of animal models across various fields such as tissues, organs, and appendages. Regenerative medicine includes cell transplantation, tissue engineering, and the induction of regeneration in residual tissues. The purpose of this book is to comprehensively introduce the advancements in regenerative biology and medicine from multiple perspectives. It is widely applicable to graduate students and upper-level undergraduates in biology, chemistry, biomedical engineering, and medical departments, as well as academic or clinical medical professionals and researchers. Chapter 1 provides an overview of this discipline. Chapter 2 introduces fibrosis as a common response to tissue damage caused by creation or disease. Chapters 3 to 12 cover regenerative biology and corresponding regenerative medicine for specific tissues. Chapter 13 details functional studies on the developmental potential of adult stem cells. Chapter 14 discusses the biological characteristics of appendage regeneration and research on stimulating appendage regeneration in adult frogs and mammals. The content of bioethics is also an indispensable part of regenerative biology, so Chapter 15 reviews the challenges faced by biology and bioethics, as well as the obstacles in developing and improving regenerative medicine.