Molecular Basis of Hematopoiesis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wickrema, Amittha. (Editor), Kee, Barbara. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Oncology.; Toxicology.; Cytology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Cell Biology.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85816-6

Although much is known with respect to blood cell formation and function many new concepts in regulation of hematopoietic stem cell commitment and subsequent survival, proliferation and differentiation of progenitors have been elucidated in the last five years. Our understanding of the microenvironm...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Hematopoietic Stem Cells
• Chapter 2: The road to Commitment: Lineage Restriction Events in Hematopoiesis
• Chapter 3: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niches
• Chapter 4: Molecular Biology of Erythropoiesis
• Chapter 5: Development of Megakaryocytes
• Chapter 6: Development of Macrophages and Granulocytes
• Chapter 7: Development of T Lymphocytes
• Chapter 8: Development of B Lymphocytes
• Chapter 9: Development of Natural Killer Cells
• Chapter 10: Leukemic Stem Cells: New Therapeutic Targets?
• Chapter 11: Targeting Signal Transduction Pathways in Hematopoietic Disorders. .