«Disturbances to these processes may cause neuronal stem cells to
develop into different types of cells or may cause neurons to migrate to different locations in the brain, changing neuronal circuitry and potentially leading to behavioral disorders like schizophrenia.»
Not exact matches
Each
of us
develops from an unspecialized single
cell into hundreds
of different specific
cell types.
The project's goals were to explore and describe the range
of epigenetic changes that take place in bone marrow as stem
cells develop into different types of mature blood
cell.
Isolated and grown from the patients» fat, these specialized
cells have the potential to
develop into several
different types of tissue.
In a Developmental
Cell paper publishing October 13, researchers demonstrate that the single -
celled ancestor
of animals likely already had some
of the mechanisms that animal
cells use today to
develop into different tissue
types.
Hannon says detailed analyses will be needed to figure out how the flatworm's stem
cells are able to
develop into a variety
of different cell types.
Because stem
cells have the unique ability to
develop into many
different types of cells, they are an important part
of the mechanism for repairing body tissue.
In previous experiments, neural stem
cells have been able to integrate
into developing embryos and turn
into many
different types of cells, including heart and liver (ScienceNOW, 1 June) and even blood (21 January 1999).
Because stem
cells have the ability to
develop into many
different cell types in the body, researchers at USF's Center
of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department
of Neurosurgery & Brain Repair have focused on using stem
cells to restore function lost through neurodegenerative disorders or injuries.
In the researchers» petri dishes,
different cell types develop, connect
into a network, exchange signals and produce metabolic products typical
of the active brain.
ieCPCs can also
develop into each
of the three
different types of heart
cells: cardiomyocytes, endothelial
cells, and smooth muscle
cells.
Stem
cells are undifferentiated
cells which have the potential to
develop into many
different types of specialized tissues.
stem
cell A
cell that has the potential to
develop into any
of a number
of different types of cells.
The Society believes that research involving the transfer
of a human nucleus
into an animal egg will lead to important new knowledge about
cell nuclear replacement (CNR) technology and, if it were to prove possible to produce embryonic stem
cells by this route, would increase understanding
of how to programme these
cells to
develop into different tissue
types.