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Contents Volume 1 Issue 1 December 31, 2009

Editorial

What is the purpose of launching World Journal of Stem Cells?

Lian-Sheng Ma

World J Stem Cells 1(1):1-2. Published online Dec 31, 2009. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v1.i1.1

Microenvironment at tissue injury, a key focus for efficient stem cell therapy: A discussion of mesenchymal stem cells

Pranela Rameshwar

World J Stem Cells 1(1):3-7. Published online Dec 31, 2009. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v1.i1.3

Tumor initiating cells in pancreatic cancer: A critical view

Bo Kong, Christoph W Michalski, Jörg Kleeff

World J Stem Cells 1(1):8-10. Published online Dec 31, 2009. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v1.i1.8

Topic Highlight

Embryoid body formation from embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells: Benefits of bioreactors

Sasitorn Rungarunlert, Mongkol Techakumphu, Melinda K Pirity, Andras Dinnyes

World J Stem Cells 1(1):11-21. Published online Dec 31, 2009. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v1.i1.11

Germline competence of mouse ES and iPS cell lines: Chimera technologies and genetic background

Ana Claudia Carstea, Melinda K Pirity, Andras Dinnyes

World J Stem Cells 1(1):22-29. Published online Dec 31, 2009. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v1.i1.22

Observation

Twisting immune responses for allogeneic stem cell therapy

Shengwen Calvin Li, Jiang F Zhong

World J Stem Cells 1(1):30-35. Published online Dec 31, 2009. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v1.i1.30

Review

Recent advances in stem cell research for the treatment of diabetes

Hirofumi Noguchi

World J Stem Cells 1(1):36-42. Published online Dec 31, 2009. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v1.i1.36

The famous versus the inconvenient - or the dawn and the rise of 3D-culture systems

Brigitte Altmann, Alexander Welle, Stefan Giselbrecht, Roman Truckenmüller, Eric Gottwald

World J Stem Cells 1(1):43-48. Published online Dec 31, 2009. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v1.i1.43

Targeting leukemia stem cells: The new goal of therapy in adult acute myeloid leukemia

Xavier Thomas

World J Stem Cells 1(1):49-54. Published online Dec 31, 2009. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v1.i1.49

Effects of nanotopography on stem cell phenotypes

Rajeswari Ravichandran, Susan Liao, Clarisse CH Ng, Casey K Chan, Michael Raghunath, Seeram Ramakrishna

World J Stem Cells 1(1):55-66. Published online Dec 31, 2009. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v1.i1.55