Main description:

This book focuses on current applications of glial cells in neural regeneration, especially in spinal cord repair. It introduces the application of a few types of glial cells including oligodendrocyte, astrocyte, Schwann cells, and stem cell derived glial cells in neural regeneration. The latest glial cell research with biomaterials, gene modification, and electrical signals is also summarized. This is an ideal book for undergraduate and research students in tissue engineering, neurobiology, and regenerative medicine as well as researchers in the field.

Contents:

1. Advances in the research of astrocyte function in neural regeneration2. Enhancement of axonal myelination in wounded spinal cord using oligodendrocyte precursor cell transplantation3. Application of Schwann cells in neural tissue engineering4. Stem cell- and biomaterial-based neural repair for enhancing spinal axonal regeneration5. Electric field-guided cell migration, polarization, and division: An emerging therapy in neural regeneration6. Vascularization in the spinal cord: the pathological process and therapeutic approachIndex