TY - CHAP AU - Dong-Hyuk Park AU - Jeong-Hyun Lee AU - David J. Eve AU - Cesario V. Borlongan AU - Paul R. Sanberg AU - Yong-Gu Chung AU - Tai-Hyoung Cho ED - Sabine Wislet-Gendebien Y1 - 2011-11-21 PY - 2011 T1 - Human Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Rescue Ischemic Tissues N2 - Even if the origins of regenerative medicine can be found in Greek mythology, as attested by the story of Prometheus, the Greek god whose immortal liver was feasted on day after day by Zeus' eagle; many challenges persist in order to successfully regenerate lost cells, tissues or organs and rebuild all connections and functions. In this book, we will cover a few aspects of regenerative medicine highlighting major advances and remaining challenges in cellular therapy and tissue/organ engineering. BT - Advances in Regenerative Medicine SP - Ch. 3 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/27879 DO - 10.5772/27879 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-27 ER -