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.
