Stem Cell Therapy

what are stem cells

Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that can give rise to the same type of cells and can divide by mitosis without limits, capable of differentiating into other cell types

What are embryonic stem cells (ES cells) known for?

ES cells are pluripotent, meaning they can differentiate into all of the more than 200 cell types that make up the human body

What are the two major properties of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs)?

They can self-renew indefinitely to produce more stem cells.

Under proper growth conditions, they can differentiate into a variety of mature cells with specialized functions.

what re blastocysts

The inner cell mass is a small cluster of around 30 cells inside the blastocyst that serves as the source of embryonic stem cells.

Adult stem cells can easily transform into any type of tissue in the body(T/F)

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Removing adult stem cells from the body makes them become completely flexible like embryonic stem cells (T/F)

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What are induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)?

iPSCs are pluripotent stem cells derived from adult tissues by reprogramming human cells, allowing them to propagate indefinitely and differentiate into various cell types.

give examples of adult stem cells?

Epidermal stem cells for the epidermis

Intestinal stem cells for intestinal epithelium

Hemopoietic stem cells for blood

Neural stem cells for the central nervous system