Stem Cells Research Compendium : Volume 2

Preface; Functional Significance of Active Dye Exclusion by Human Hematopoietic Progenitors After Short-Term Culture; The Effects of Ex Vivo Expansion on the Rheology of Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived CD34+ Cells; Comparison of the Differentiation Potential of Cell Populations Isolated From Human Lipoaspirate, Trabecular Bone Tissue and Periosteal Tissue; Adult Neural Stem Cells and Their Niches: Developmental and Therapeutic Implications; An Analysis of the Arguments Underpinning UK Embryonic Stem Cell Legislation on the Embryo's Status; A Tetracycline-Inducible Lentivector System Based on EF1-Alpha Promoter and Native Tetracycline Repressor Allows in Vivo Gene Induction in Implanted ES Cells; Bone Marrow and Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: How Close Are They?; From The Bone Marrow to the Periphery: The Ontogeny and Function of Dendritic Cell Populations; Advances Towards the Development of a Stem Cell Therapy for Hirschsprung's Disease; The Role of Stem Cells in Repair of Acute Lung Injury; Human Embryonic Stem Cells Undergo Osteogenic Differentiation in Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Microenvironments; Hyaluronic Acid Promotes Osteochondrogenic Differentiation from Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Three-Dimensional Culture System; Cell Cycle Regulation in Maintaining Immortality of Embryonlic Stem Cells; Potential Target Molecules for Ex Vivo Expansion of Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Their Roles in Normal Hematopoiesis; Autotransplantation of Purified Mensenchymal Stem Cells in a Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Study; Human Telomerase Catalytic Subunit (hTERT)-Transfected Mesenchymal Stem-Like Cells Derived from Fetal Liver Promote Ex Vivo Expansion of Hematopoietic Stem Cells; Searching for Bone Marrow-Derived Cells in Experimental Models for Renal Injury: Reporter Systems Revisited; The Regulatory Function of MicroRNA in Stem Cells; Niche Theory, Stem-Stromal Imbalance and Aplastic Anaemia; ZZtural Killer Cell Receptor NKG2A/HLA-E Interaction Dependent Differential Thymopoiesis of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells Influences the Outcome of HIV Infection; Index.