Selected additional reading on adult stem cell therapy and stem cell “plasticity.”*
| Topic . | . | Ref. . |
|---|---|---|
| * This table is not meant to be comprehensive, but to highlight some of the best and/or most illustrative and readable papers in the field. | ||
| “Transdifferentiation” | Generation of skeletal muscle from bone marrow and stem cells | 39,40 |
| Generation of hepatocytes from small numbers of hematopoietic stem cells | 57 | |
| Generation of neurons from bone marrow | 53,54 | |
| Multipotential adult progenitor cells | 48 | |
| Lack of “transdifferentiation” | No generation of neurons from hematopoietic stem cells | 55 |
| Lack of generation of many cell types from hematopoietic stem cells | 62 | |
| Fusion as transdifferentiation | Cell fusion as the mechanism for transdifferentiation | 20 |
| Recent reviews | Covers current controversies and recent published data | 84 |
| Detailed review including technical caveats | 85 | |
| Topic . | . | Ref. . |
|---|---|---|
| * This table is not meant to be comprehensive, but to highlight some of the best and/or most illustrative and readable papers in the field. | ||
| “Transdifferentiation” | Generation of skeletal muscle from bone marrow and stem cells | 39,40 |
| Generation of hepatocytes from small numbers of hematopoietic stem cells | 57 | |
| Generation of neurons from bone marrow | 53,54 | |
| Multipotential adult progenitor cells | 48 | |
| Lack of “transdifferentiation” | No generation of neurons from hematopoietic stem cells | 55 |
| Lack of generation of many cell types from hematopoietic stem cells | 62 | |
| Fusion as transdifferentiation | Cell fusion as the mechanism for transdifferentiation | 20 |
| Recent reviews | Covers current controversies and recent published data | 84 |
| Detailed review including technical caveats | 85 | |