TY - BOOK ID - 50834999 TI - Stem cells PY - 1997 SN - 1281038490 9786611038496 0080541763 0125634552 9780125634557 9780080541761 9781281038494 6611038493 PB - London San Diego Academic Press DB - UniCat KW - Stem cells. KW - Cell differentiation. KW - Cell fate specification KW - Cell specification KW - Cells KW - Differentiation of cells KW - Fate specification of cells KW - Specification of cells KW - Morphogenesis KW - Colony-forming units (Cells) KW - Mother cells KW - Progenitor cells KW - Differentiation KW - Fate specification KW - Specification UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:50834999 AB - Stem cells are relatively undifferentiated cells which are the permanent lineage ancestor cells of tissues. Newly developed molecular biological techniques and probes have made possible dramatic advances in our ability to study the lineage development of stem cells. A major impetus to develop these techniques has been to identify specific stem cells for gene therapy purposes. The role that stem cells play in the development of cancer is also an important area. This book provides up-to-date reviews on a wide variety of stem cell systems by world experts. Chapters range from descriptions of the ER -