This book combines the current knowledge on the role of lipids in stem
cell pluripotency and differentiation. It showcases various approaches
to the study of lipids and focuses on various types of stem cells and
specific lipids driving maintenance or differentiation. The volume
includes chapters reviewing roles of specific lipids in pluripotency,
neurogenesis and exocytosis as well as in cancer stem cells. Examples of
different classes of lipids--such as sphingolipids, lysophospholipids,
cannabinoids and neutral lipids--are described and illustrate the vast
biological effects of this class of molecules. The international
contributors are all recognized experts in their respective fields.
Covering the various aspects of the topic, Lipidomics of Stem Cells
provides an up-to-date snapshot--unique among the literature--of where
the lipid world is in terms of understanding the roles of lipids in stem
cell biology. It provides an essential reference for stem cell
biologists, lipid biologists, development biologists, students,
academics and clinicians in related areas.