After hearing a brief explanation that laid out
the different sources of stem cells (but left undiscussed their current uses or future potential for therapy), the respondents offered a slightly more nuanced set of views, and only a slight majority (52 %) supported embryonic stem cell research.
Not exact matches
Cord tissue is a small segment
of the baby's umbilical cord, which is a rich
source of different stem cells not found in cord blood
Human epidermal equivalents representing
different types
of skin could also be grown, depending on the
source of the
stem cells used, and could thus be tailored to study a range
of skin conditions and sensitivities in
different populations.»
«Our group pioneered the development
of cell culture technology for harvesting large numbers
of stem cells from human bone marrow and human umbilical cord blood,» Dr. Yeh said, noting that
stem cells from these two
sources are abundant and can be guided into
different types
of cells using tissue engineering.
Our Areas
of Interest IFATS current scientific areas
of interest relate to facilitating the development
of treatments for excess body fat, the generation
of new fat tissue for reconstruction after cancer or birth - related defects and the use
of adipose tissue as a
source of mesenchymal
stem cells that have the potential to regenerate and repair
different body tissues.
Colonization and osteogenic differentiation
of different stem cell sources on electrospun nanofiber meshes.
Since 2005 his group is working on the immunomodulatory activities
of human mesenchymal
stem cells isolated from
different sources — bone marrow, adipose tissue, endometrium, decidua.
«The best case scenario is that from this one very accessible and highly proliferative
source of stem cells, we will be able to obtain multiple
different cell types that can be used for a broad range
of applications in regenerative medicine,» he said.