Lecture 26 Flashcards
What is a pluripotent
embryonic stem cells can give rise to all cell types except trophectoderm
What is terminal differentiation
the progressive restriction of a cell as it develops until it can only give rise to the same type of cell
Why are embryonic cells not differentiated
at any stage in development, the cell could become any type of differentiated cell
What are Embryonic Stem Cells
from inner cell mass
pluripotency
genetically identical to donor
What are IPS cells
Induced Pluripotent Cells
reprogrammed adult skin cells
future therapy
What are Adult stem cells
Stem cells can divide without limit
undifferentiated multipotent
types of tissue cells
renewable tissue blood skin
What are Umbilical cord stem cells
stem cells from umbilical cord blood
multipotent - less restricted than adult stem cells
bone marrow transplants
