TY - CHAP AU - Dan Long AU - Shaoyu Liang AU - Haiyan Liu AU - Xiuping Wu AU - Zhongyang Li AU - Haozhong Wang AU - Shishu Huang AU - Jiancheng Zeng ED - Phuc Van Pham Y1 - 2017-11-29 PY - 2017 T1 - Mesenchymal Stem Cell in the Intervertebral Disc 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. 12 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.69296 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.69296 SN - 978-953-51-3616-3 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -