title: A Short Review: Research progress of bovine stem cells.
abstract: All bodies rely on stem cells to grow from a single cell into an adult. Stem cells allow our bodies to build new tissue, such as new muscle when we exercise. Domestic livestock stem cells offer a unique opportunity to study developmental biology, serve as a resource to screen for harmful toxins or lifesaving drugs or even regenerative therapies for a number of diseases. This review provides information on bovine stem cells, emphasizing different sources of stem cells and current methods for isolation and culture of pluripotent stem cells from cattle. We also review the application of bovine stem cell in future.
authors.affiliation: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Institute of Animal Sciences Beijing China.
authors.forename: Y-H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Institute of Animal Sciences Beijing China weijunguan301&commat;gmail.com.
authors.forename: W-J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.affiliation: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Institute of Animal Sciences Beijing China yuehui_ma&commat;hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Y-H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D023421:Models, Animal; D058953:Neural Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D039904:Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers