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A primitive, unspecialized cell that has the capacity to develop highly specialized function when grown in the appropriate environment and treated with specific growth factors. Stem cells for the retina reside in the ciliary body, a specialized structure that sits on either side of the iris, near the retina. They usually lie dormant in the adult. Stem cells have now been isolated and are being evaluated as a potential source for RPE and photoreceptor cells for transplants.
Ãâó: www.blindness.org/research/glossary.asp
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A progenitor, or "primitive" cell ancestor, of almost all the blood cell types. These immature cells are found in the bone marrow and develop into red cells, white cells, or platelets. Learn more.
Ãâó: www.cmlsupport.com/cmlglossary.htm
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A cell that has not yet differentiated, or become a specific type of cell. Stem cells have the capacity to become many different kinds of cells (like a muscle cell, a skin cell, a blood cell, etc.).
Ãâó: hganj.org/Glossary.htm
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Stem cells give rise to normal blood components including red cells, white cells and platelets. Stem cells are normally located in the bone marrow and in the blood and can be harvested for a transplant.
Ãâó: www.myeloma.org.uk/pages/pi4.htm
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an immature cell that has the potential to generate new stem cells and to mature into many different cell types in the organs of our bodies. Early embryos contain stem cells that can develop into any type of cell in the body, but even the mature nervous system contains cells that have the capability to generate new nerve and glial cells.
Ãâó: www.themiamiproject.org/x168.xml
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