TY - CHAP AU - Harish C. Chandramoorthy AU - Vishnu Balaji Radhakrishnan and Narasimman Gurusamy ED - Phuc Van Pham Y1 - 2017-11-29 PY - 2017 T1 - Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Future Option for Intervening Disease Management N2 - Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Isolation, Characterization, and Applications thoroughly presents the isolation, characterization, and some applications of mesenchymal stem cells in the clinic. The book has two parts: "Isolation and Characterization" and "Clinical Perspectives and Applications." In Part I, the subsequent chapters introduce some techniques in isolation, characterization, and purification of mesenchymal stem cells in different tissues. In Part II, some applications of mesenchymal stem cells in the popular diseases, which include cartilage regeneration, spinal cord injury, and osteoarthritis, are discussed. This book provides a succinct yet comprehensive overview of mesenchymal stem cells for advanced students, graduate students, and researchers. BT - Mesenchymal Stem Cells SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.68515 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.68515 SN - 978-953-51-3616-3 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -