Stem Cells and Their Characteristics

Unspecialized cells that develop into specialized cells

Alexander Maksimov

1981

<p>1- Martin Evans and Matthew Kaufman from the Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge 2- Gail R. Martin, University of California, San Francisco</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Arnold Kaplan</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1998</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to help treat pain and protect body cells from death as a result of lack of Mesenchymal Stem Cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1- Self renewing for long time: keeping stemness stage 2- Potency: Have the ability to differentiate into a wider range of adult cells 3- Plasticity: Can differentiate into another cell type other than its original tissue 4- Relocation: Can migrate from its original place to another place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Totipotent, Pluripotent, Multipotent, Oligopotent, Unipotent, or induced pluripotent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Embryos that are three to five days old, called a blastocyst and has about 150 cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Adult tissues, such as bone marrow or fat.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Regular adult cells altered to have properties of embryonic stem cells through genetic reprogramming.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stem cells discovered in amniotic fluid as well as umbilical cord blood, with the ability to change into specialized cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1- Synovial fluid 2- Amniotic fluid 3- Menstrual blood 4- Mother milk</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Embryonic or Adult</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The extent to which they can differentiate into different cell types.</p> Signup and view all the answers