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First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. The Editorial Board now reflects expertise in the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal structure, physiology and enzyme mechanisms. Under the capable and qualified editorial leadership of Dr. Gerald Litwack, Vitamins and Hormones continues to publish cutting-edge reviews of interest to endocrinologists, biochemists, nutritionists, pharmacologists, cell biologists and molecular biologists. Others interested in the structure and function of biologically active molecules like hormones and vitamins will, as always, turn to this series for comprehensive reviews by leading contributors to this and related disciplines. This volume focuses on stem cell regulators.

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Author:   Gerald Litwack (Emeritus Founding Chair and Professor, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, United States<br>Emeritus Professor, Rutgers University, United States)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Volume:   87
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.810kg
ISBN:  

9780123860156

ISBN 10:   0123860156
Pages:   520
Publication Date:   23 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Eicosanoids and stem cell function LM Pelus Maternal intake of folic acid and neural crest stem cells Chandra SK Mayanil MicroRNA and vascular smooth muscle cells Y Eugene Chen Bam and Bgcn in Drosophila germ line stem cell differentiation Changsoo Kim Transforming growth factor beta superfamily in mouse embryonic stem cell self-renewal Jay L. Vivian Inhibitor of HIFa proteins and embryonic stem cells Jose M Sanchez-Puelles sFRP2 as a mediator of mesenchymal stem cells Pampee Paul Young Activin as a promoter of mouse trophoblast stem cells David R Natale TGFß1 induces differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells Basil M Hantash Cytokine-dependent activation of hepatocyte-like progenitor cells D Hunter Best and WB Coleman Factors regulating pluripotency and differentiation in early mammalian embryos and embryo-derived stem cells MA Ciemerych w Aneta Suwinska Regulation of muscle stem cell activation – the role of growth factors and extracellular matrix Edyta Brzoska & Maria A. Ciemerych Regulatory role of Klf5 in the maintenance of stemness and in early mouse development Tommaso Russo and Silvia Parisi Insulin and germline proliferation in C. elegans E Jane Albert Hubbard Adult cardiac-derived stem cells: differentiation and survival regulators Nanako Kawaguchi Manipulation of signaling pathways to generate pancreatic ß-cells from embryonic stem cells Tsaniras Champeris Mechanical loading and matrix production by mesenchymal stem cells Gwendolyn (Gwen) C Reilly Nestin and hemopoietic stem cells Simon Mendez-Ferrer Select glucocorticoids stimulate neurogenesis Wei Chen Transplantation of embryonic stem cells and insulin production Ashleigh Boyd Molecular regulation of bone development Amjad Joved Effect of progesterone on human mesenchymal stem cells Dobroslav Kyurkchiev Aberrations and therapeutics involving the developmental pathway Hedgehog in pancreatic cancer Fergal C. Kelleher Micro RNAs and mesenchymal stem cells Giovanni Camussi Thymosins and muscle regeneration Takahiko Hara

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Trained in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dr. Litwack worked on enzymology and the effects of hormones on enzyme systems. Then he was a Postdoctoral Fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis at the Biochemical Institute of the Sorbonne in Paris. Dr. Litwack's first position was as Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at Rutgers University in 1954. Six years later, he joined the University of Pennsylvania as associate professor and four years later went to the Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, as full professor, eventually becoming Deputy Director of the Institute. In 1991, he accepted the Chair of Pharmacology at Thomas Jefferson University where he is also Deputy Director of the Jefferson Cancer Institute and Associate Director for Basic Science in the Jefferson Cancer Center. Dr. Litwack's work has been in the area of mechanisms of steroid receptor action involving especially the glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors, immunophi.

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