minden pookies study guide 3

The type of neuron that is deficient in Parkinson's Disease is:

A. Dopamine neurons

B. Serotonin neuron

C. Limbus stem cells

D. MSC stem cells

E. A and D

A. Dopamine neurons

In the "Immune Reset" strategy for Multiple Sclerosis, clinicians use a patient's own __________ to regenerate the patient's immune system

hematopoietic stem cells [HSCs]

The cell type that produces myelin is:

A. oligodendrocytes

B. Dopamine neurons

C. Serotonin-producing neurons

D. MSCs

E. Muscle cells

A. oligodendrocytes

Which type of cells would be the most promising for the treatment of AMD?

A. Limbus cells

B. Retinal pigment epithelial cells

C. Mesenchymal cells

D. Keratinocytes

E. Both A and B

B. retinal pigment epithelial cells

Functional cures for HIV have been observed in patients who received stem cell transplants from donors possessing an inactivating mutation in the _________ gene

CCR5

________________ are cells that secrete components that make up cartilage and that are highly significant in osteoarthritis

- chondrocytes