Etiqueta: bone marrow stem cells
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Differences between Stem Cells from the Placenta and Bone Marrow
Fazekasova et al. Mesenchymal stem cells were historically isolated from the bone marrow as an adherent stem cell population capable of “orthodox” differentiation, meaning that they have ability to become bone, cartilage, and fat. Further research revealed that these cells are also capable of “non-orthodox” differentiation, that is, becoming neurons, hepatocytes, insulin producing cells, and…
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Cord blood stem cells help meet minority marrow needs
Leukemias are cancers of the cells that give rise to white blood cells. For example in myeloid leukemias the cells that normally would become the blood cells neutrophils or macrophages start to make copies of themselves but refuse to mature. What happens is that the body is flooding with cells that on the one hand…