UNSW Cell Biology

GENM0202 Lecture Stem Cells

Introduction

This lecture is an introduction to Stem Cells and differentiation associated with the nervous system. The lecture slides and textbook alone contain enough information as an introduction to the subject for this level of study. If you are interested in further reading, I have also included below links to more detailed textbooks with further information and images. Please note this additional information is not necessarily examinable, but may be useful if you have not previously studied biology. The link below to lecture slides allows you to open and view the slides in your web browser or download the PDF document for later viewing/printing.

For additional reading on this topic see UNSW Embryology Neural Stem Cells

Objectives

Understand the concept of a stem cell

Understand the sources of stem cells

Understand the sources of neural stem cells

Brief understanding of possible applications

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Lecture Slides

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lecture 1 slide/page (view only) (47 pages, 1.2 Mb)

lecture 4 slides/page (print) (8 pages, 700 Kb)

Regenerative Medicine 2006 NIH Chapter03 Neural Stem Cell (9 pages, 369 Kb)

NLM Online Textbooks

Molecular Biology of the Cell

• Below are listed links that relate to this Lecture from the textbook "Molecular Biology of the Cell" which is available free online.
• Search: Neural Stem Cell Stem Cell

Molecular Cell Biology

• Below are listed links that relate to this Lecture from the textbook "Molecular Cell Biology, 4th edn" by Lodish, Berk, Zipursky, Matsudaira, Baltimore, and Darnell
• Search: Molecular Cell Biology (Ch23) "Stem Cell"

Developmental Biology

• Below are listed links that relate to this Lecture from the textbook "Developmental Biology, 6th Edn" by Gilbert which is available free online.
• Search: Developmental Biology (Ch6) "Stem Cell"

Other Online PubMed Texts Search "Stem Cell"

• Search: The Cell- A molecular approach (Ch13) "Stem Cell"
• Search: Annual Reviews Collection "Stem Cell"

Textbooks

Histology and Cell Biology (Kierszenbaum): Chapter

Online Teaching Sites

(links to a number of different online educational resources)

PubMed

Articles

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v412/n6848/full/412736a0.html

Review Articles

Search NLM PubMed Database

Articles "stem+cell" | last 90 days | last 1 year | last 2 years | last 5 years | all articles |

Research Labs

Web Links

(USA) NIH - Stem Cell Information: NIH Stem Cell Basics NIH Stem Cell Information | NIH Stem Cell Reports :

Regenerative Medicine 2006 PDF: Chapter 3: Repairing the Nervous System with Stem Cells (372 KB PDF)

Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions (2001)

National Human Genome Research Institute Cloning/Embryonic Stem Cells

University of Michigan Stem Cells Explained

OMIM

The Online Mendelian Inheritence in Man (OMIM) database contains molecular references. The list below represents only a selected few of the entries, to see all related entries use the search feature below. OMIM Database

Search OMIM Database with "stem+cell"

Related Topics

receptors, tissue culture, gene knock out, chimeras

Lecture Slide Text

Note that the text without the slide context and associated images may not make sense and is insufficient to understand all key issues.