Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells, Volume 5: Therapeutic Applications in Disease and Injury

by M.A. Hayat

It is pointed out that a cancer stem cell is a type within a tumor that possesses the capacity of self-renewal and can give rise to the heterogeneous lineages of cancer cells, which comprise the tumor. It is emphasized that a unique feature of cancer stem cells is that, although conventional chemotherapy kills most cells in a tumor, cancer stem cells remain intact. Vast applications of the following specific stem cells in disease and tissue injury...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400728999
• ISBN13: 9789400728998
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.1"