The Physiology of Bioelectricity in Development, Tissue Regeneration and Cancer

Exploring their role in the physiology of development and wound repair and pathophysiologies such as cancer, this book describes the importance of biological electric fields and their use as tools to influence tissue repair and regeneration. It also discusses the role of bioelectricity in cancer progression and the potential for bioelectricity-based therapies to target both the tumor and metastatic cancer cells. It demonstrates the role of bioelectricity in the directionality and speed of cell migration, proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation, and orientation.