00 preface_ Neural Stem Cells and Therapy......Page 1
Part 1_ Characterization of Neural Stem Cells......Page 13
01 Neural Stem Cells From Mammalian Brain:
Isolation Protocols and Maintenance Conditions......Page 15
02 Neurogenesis in Adult Hippocampus......Page 43
03 Cellular Organization of the Subventricular
Zone in the Adult Human Brain:
A Niche of Neural Stem Cells......Page 71
04 The Spinal Cord Neural Stem Cell Niche......Page 83
05 Development of New Monoclonal Antibodies for Immunocytochemical Characterization of Neural Stem and Differentiated Cells......Page 105
Part 2_ Neural Stem Cells in Invertebrates......Page 131
06 Formation of Nervous Systems
and Neural Stem Cells in Ascidians
......Page 133
07 Regeneration of Brain and Dopaminergic
Neurons Utilizing Pluripotent Stem Cells:
Lessons from Planarians
......Page 153
Part 3_ Regulation of Neural Stem Cell Development......Page 171
08 g
-Secretase-Regulated Signaling Mechanisms: Notch and Amyloid Precursor Protein......Page 173
09 Role of Growth Factor Receptors
in Neural Stem Cells Differentiation and
Dopaminergic Neurons Generation
......Page 201
10 Musashi Proteins in
Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells
......Page 217
11 Active Expression of Retroelements in Neurons
Differentiated From Adult Hippocampal Neural
Stem Cells
......Page 235
12 Noncoding RNAs in
Neural Stem Cell Development
......Page 251
Part 4_ Neural Stem Cells and Therapy......Page 269
13 Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Clones as Models
for Neural Development and Transplantation
......Page 271
14 Endogenous Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells and
Regenerative Responses to Brain Injury
......Page 297
15 Neural Stem Cells: Exogenous and
Endogenous Promising Therapies for Stroke
......Page 309
16 Ischemia-Induced Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells
Within the Post-Stroke Cortex in Adult Brains
......Page 355
17 Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Neural Stem
Cells Potential for Neural Repair in Spinal Cord
Injury and Human Neurodegenerative Disorders
......Page 371
18 Assessing the Influence of
Neuroinflammation on Neurogenesis:
In Vitro Models Using Neural Stem Cells and
Microglia as Valuable Research Tools
......Page 395
19 Immune System Modulation of Germinal and
Parenchymal Neural Progenitor Cells in
Physiological and Pathological Conditions
......Page 425