Turning "waste" into gold: identification of novel stem cells from human umbilical cord blood.
Due to ethical concerns, human embryonic stem cells have limited availability and practical usefulness. Adult stem cells are present within tissues of adult organisms and are responsible for cell turnover or repopulation of tissues under normal or exceptional circumstances. Multi-potent stem cells have been isolated from the umbilical cord blood and they offer promising therapeutic potentials.
Zhao
Yong
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Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Mazzone
Theodore
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D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology