Chapter 42
Regeneration and Repair
![Overview of Regeneration and Repair](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/13473.jpg)
Regeneration and repair processes are critical in healing damages caused by injury, disease, and aging. In regeneration, the damaged tissue is…
![Phases of Wound Repair](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/13557.jpg)
Following injury, the integrity of the injured tissues must be reestablished. For example, in skin tissue, wound repair involves coordination among…
![Liver Regeneration](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/13558.jpg)
The liver is an important organ in vertebrates that plays an essential role in metabolism. It is also responsible for storing and redistributing…
![Stem Cell Therapy for Tissue Regeneration](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/13475.jpg)
Stem cell therapy is a method used in regenerative medicine to repair and restore function to damaged tissues and organs. Stem cells have the…
![Chemical Amputation and Regeneration of the Pharynx in the Planarian <em>Schmidtea mediterranea</em>](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/57168_t.png)
Planarians are flatworms that are extremely efficient at regeneration. They owe this ability to a large number of stem cells that can rapidly respond…
![Hepatocyte-specific Ablation in Zebrafish to Study Biliary-driven Liver Regeneration](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/52785_t.png)
The liver has a great capacity to regenerate. Hepatocytes, the parenchymal cells of the liver, can regenerate in one of two ways: hepatocyte- or…
![Use of Human Perivascular Stem Cells for Bone Regeneration](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/2952_t.png)
Use of Human Perivascular Stem Cells for Bone Regeneration
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Human perivascular stem cells (PSCs) can be isolated in sufficient numbers from multiple tissues for purposes of skeletal tissue engineering1-3. PSCs…