This extensively expanded and updated edition reflects the enormous increase in our knowledge of the development of the nervous system. Working from a new understanding that the regionalization of stem cells occurs early in development and that this bias appears to persist even after prolonged culture, Dr. Rao has added additional chapters on olfactory epithelial stem cells and retinal stem cells, both of which differ in their properties from ventricular zone and subventricular zone-derived neural stem cells. A new chapter on cell death summarizes the important changes in the death pathway that occurs as stem cells mature. Special attention is paid to the derivation of neural cells from embryonic stem cells. Authoritative and up-to-date, "Neural Development and Stem Cells, Second Edition" provides neuroscientists with a handy guide to stem cells in the nervous system, tracing with great clarity the development of stem cells from differentiation to neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes.
From Reviews of the First Edition...
..."Mahendra Rao is to be commended on organizing such an outstanding book in one of the most rapidly growing areas of basic and applied neuroscience research...a seminal book that will prove valuable to the neuroscience community over the coming years." -Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
..."a valuable tool for neurobiologists to unravel this complex field..." -Drug Discovery Today
..."a surprisingly readable book...also very informative. Any interested clinician that wants a broad overview of the field should consult this text; so should anyone considering research in this exciting and rapidly developing field." -British Journal of Neurosurgery
From Reviews of the First Edition...
.,."Mahendra Rao is to be commended on organizing such an outstanding book in one of the most rapidly growing areas of basic and applied neuroscience research...a seminal book that will prove valuable to the neuroscience community over the coming years." -Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
.,."a valuable tool for neurobiologists to unravel this complex field..." -Drug Discovery Today
.,."a surprisingly readable book...also very informative. Any interested clinician that wants a broad overview of the field should consult this text; so should anyone considering research in this exciting and rapidly developing field." -British Journal of Neurosurgery
.,."provides a fascinating insight about an exciting and emereging field of neuroscience." -Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy
"This book is a well-balanced amalgamation of background knowledge, as well as valuable information for the scientists working in the dynamic area of stem cell research." -Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy
From Reviews of the First Edition...
.,."Mahendra Rao is to be commended on organizing such an outstanding book in one of the most rapidly growing areas of basic and applied neuroscience research...a seminal book that will prove valuable to the neuroscience community over the coming years." -Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
.,."a valuable tool for neurobiologists to unravel this complex field..." -Drug Discovery Today
.,."a surprisingly readable book...also very informative. Any interested clinician that wants a broad overview of the field should consult this text; so should anyone considering research in this exciting and rapidly developing field." -British Journal of Neurosurgery
