1. Stem cells in the context of evolution and development

   • Volker Hartenstein

   Editorial 06 December 2012 Pages: 1 - 3

2. Cellular and molecular processes leading to embryo formation in sponges: evidences for high conservation of processes throughout animal evolution

   • Alexander V. Ereskovsky
   • Emmanuelle Renard
   • Carole Borchiellini

   Review 29 April 2012 Pages: 5 - 22

   

3. The stem cell system in demosponges: suggested involvement of two types of cells: archeocytes (active stem cells) and choanocytes (food-entrapping flagellated cells)

   • Noriko Funayama

   Review 09 October 2012 Pages: 23 - 38

   

4. Injury-induced asymmetric cell death as a driving force for head regeneration in Hydra

   • Brigitte Galliot

   Review 26 July 2012 Pages: 39 - 52

   

5. Stem cell dynamics in Cnidaria: are there unifying principles?

   • David A. Gold
   • David K. Jacobs

   Review 21 November 2012 Pages: 53 - 66

   

6. Stem cell systems and regeneration in planaria

   • Jochen C. Rink

   Review Open access 09 November 2012 Pages: 67 - 84

   

7. Stem cells and lineages of the intestine: a developmental and evolutionary perspective

   • Shigeo Takashima
   • David Gold
   • Volker Hartenstein

   Review 21 November 2012 Pages: 85 - 102

   

8. Hematopoiesis and hematopoietic organs in arthropods

   • Melina Grigorian
   • Volker Hartenstein

   Review 15 January 2013 Pages: 103 - 115

   

9. Islet1-expressing cardiac progenitor cells: a comparison across species

   • Petra Pandur
   • Ioan Ovidiu Sirbu
   • Michael Kühl

   Review Open access 24 April 2012 Pages: 117 - 129

   

10. Comparative aspects of adult neural stem cell activity in vertebrates

    • Heiner Grandel
    • Michael Brand

    Review 22 November 2012 Pages: 131 - 147