Recently, expectations of the potential of regenerative medicine have risen because of the exciting results obtained in various areas of research. This book contains contributions from leading researchers in the field who describe their successes and the problems that remain in converting the hopes into concrete therapies. The focus of the book is on the role of stem cells in two main areas -- reproduction and the brain -- described from molecular, cellular, in vivo and clinical perspectives.

What Is a Stem Cell Niche?

New Strategy for Comprehensive Analysis of Gene Functions in Embryonic Stem cells
Paternal Dual Barrier by Ifg2-H19 and Dlk1-Gtl2 to Parthenogenesis in Mice
Cell-Cell Fusion as a Means to Establish Pluripotency
Toward Reprogramming Cells to Pluripotency
Molecular Switches and Developmental Potential of Adult Stem Cells
Adult Small Intestinal Stem Cells: Identification, Location, Characteristics, and Clinical Applications
Tracking Stem Cells In Vivo
Establishment of Nuclear Transfer Embryonic Stem Cell Lines from Adult Somatic Cells by Nuclear Transfer and Its Application
Derivation of Germ Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells
Germline Recruitment in Mice: A Genetic Program for Epigenetic Reprogramming
Transplantation of Germ Line Stem Cells for the Study and Manipulation of Spermatogenesis
Progenitor Cell-Based Myelination as a Model for Cell-Based Therapy of the Central Nervous System
Adult Neural Stem Cells and Central Nervous System Repair
Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson's Disease.