This book presents a comprehensive discussion on the heterogeneity existing between different types of stem cells within the same tissue. As the functions of these stem cells vary, this is very important for the application of stem cells in cell therapy. This book describes the many recent developments that have revealed completely different roles of distinct stem cells within the same organ.
Stem Cells Heterogeneity in Different Organs provides a timely update on the current information on stem cells heterogeneity in various tissues. It also provides a solid foundation of the history of stem cells from specific tissues and the current applications of this knowledge in regenerative medicine. Taken with its companion volumes, Stem Cells Heterogeneity: Novel Concepts andStem Cells Heterogeneity in Cancer, this book is essential reading for advanced cell biology students as well as researchers and clinicians working with stem cells.

Alexander Birbrair received his Bachelors Biomedical degree from Santa Cruz State University in Brazil. He moved to North Carolina, where he finished his PhD in Neuroscience under the mentorship of Osvaldo Delbono. Then, he joined as a posdoc in Stem Cell Biology at Paul Frenettes laboratory at Albert Einstein School of Medicine. In 2016, he was appointed faculty at Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil, where he started his own lab. His laboratory is interested in understanding how the cellular components of different tissues function and control disease progression. His group explores the roles of specific cell populations in the tissue microenvironment by using state-of-the-art techniques. In 2018, Alexander was elected affiliate member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC), and, in 2019, he was elected member of the Global Young Academy.

Heterogeneity of Neural Stem Cells in the Ventricular-Subventricular Zone.- Heterogeneity of Stem Cells in the Hippocampus.- Heterogeneity of Sweat Gland Stem Cells.- Heterogeneity of Stem Cells in the Human Vocal Fold Mucosa.- Heterogeneity of Stem Cells in the Thyroid.- Heterogeneity of Pulmonary Stem Cells.- Heterogeneity of Mammary Stem Cells.- Heterogeneity of Adult Cardiac Stem Cells.- Skeletal Muscle Progenitor Cell Heterogeneity.- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Heterogeneity.- Heterogeneity of Stem Cells in the Ovary.- Heterogeneity of spermatogonial stem cells.- Sources, Identification and Clinical Implications of Heterogeneity in Human Umbilical Cord Stem Cells.- Index.