S
Scarpa’s facia, 56
Secreted frizzled-related protein (sFRP), 72
Self-endothelialization, 212
Sickle cell anemia, 118
Skeletal myoblasts, 298
Skin, 232
SKOM, 132
Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), 130
Sonic hedgehog (Shh), 163
Spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase
(SSAT), 73
Spinal cord injuries, 250
Stem cells, application, 55
homing, 276
markers, 1
niche, 265
sources, 220
Steroid hormones, 72
Stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1), 78
Stromal-vascular fraction (SVF), 57
Superficial digital flexor tendonitis, 231
Superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO), 78
Synovial fluid, 233
Synovial membrane, 230
T
Telomerase, 1, 15, 40, 145
Tenascin, 179
Tendon, 233
injuries, 236
Thiazolidinediones, 72
Thomson factors, 110
Thrombopoietin, 278
Tissue engineering, 91, 107, 270, 293
TNF a,75
Transferase dUTP nick end labeling
(TUNEL), 81
Transforming growth factor (TGF), 163,
168, 181
Transmural laser revascularization (TMLR),
305
Trogitazone, 72
U
Umbilical cord, 29, 228
blood (UCB), 225
V
Vascularization, 201
Vasculogenesis, 202
VEGF, 75, 77, 284
Veterinary medicine, 220, 234
W
Wharton’s jelly (WJ), 32
Y
Yamanaka factors, 110
Z
Zone of polarizing activity (ZPA), 181
322 Index