TY - CHAP AU - Antonia Aránega AU - Milán Bustamante AU - Juan Antonio Marchal AU - Macarena Perán AU - Elena López AU - Pablo Álvarez AU - Fernando Rodríguez-Serrano AU - Esmeralda Carrillo ED - Sabine Wislet-Gendebien Y1 - 2011-11-21 PY - 2011 T1 - Therapeutic Approaches in Regenerative Medicine of Cardiovascular Diseases: From Bench to Bedside 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. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/25534 DO - 10.5772/25534 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -