Basic Science and Clinical Application of Stem Cells in Veterinary Medicine
Abstract
Stem cells play an important role in veterinary medicine in different ways. Currently several stem cell therapies for animal patients are being developed and some, like the treatment of equine tendinopathies with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), have already successfully entered the market. Moreover, animal models are widely used to study the properties and potential of stem cells for possible future applications in human medicine. Therefore, in the young and emerging field of stem cell research, human and veterinary medicine are intrinsically tied to one another. Many of the pioneering innovations in the field of stem cell research are achieved by cooperating teams of human and veterinary medical scientists.
- Publication:
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Bioreactor Systems for Tissue Engineering II
- Pub Date:
- 2010
- DOI:
- 10.1007/10_2010_66
- Bibcode:
- 2010bste.book..219R
- Keywords:
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- Animal models;
- Clinical stem cell applications;
- Embryonic stem cells;
- Immunogenicity;
- Induced pluripotent stem cells;
- Mesenchymal stem cells;
- Regenerative medicine;
- Stem cell sources;
- Veterinary medicine