Oligopotent Cell Potency, Differentiation and Classification
Oligopotent cells can develop into only a few closely related cell types. An example is the lymphoid progenitor cell, which gives rise to B…
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Telomeres, Cellular Aging and Gene Therapy Research
Telomeres are essentially the "butts" of single cell chromosomes. They are the tail end of a repetitive DNA structure that is highly related to your…
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Obligatory Asymmetric Replication Asymmetric Cell Division
Asymmetric cell division is the process by which a stem cell divides to produce two daughter cells with different fates, one of which usually…
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IVF In Vitro Fertilization
The word "In vitro" Latin translation, is simply "in glass." In modern times this means an in-vitro environment is simply in a test tube…
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Macrophage Markers Function and Activation
Macrophage are specific type of WBC or white blood cells, which are known to have a versatile functionality inside and for the immune system.…
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Human Embryonic Stem Cells hESC Therapy
Human embryonic stem cell line or hESC are also referred to as simply Embryonic stem cells. ES cells pertains to a pluripotent lineage of cells…
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Gastrulation Germ Layer definition and formation in humans
The germ layers consist of three layers of cells: Ectoderm - exterior germ layer Mesoderm - middle germ layer Endoderm - internal germ layer These three distinct layers…
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Oligodendrocyte Marker Differentiation and Myelination
Oligodendrocytes and their progenitor cells are being studied in research as possible cell therapies for conditions that involve damage to myelin, such as spinal…
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Progenitor Cell Manipulation
Progenitor cells are intermediate cells formed during the differentiation process as a stem cell develops toward a specific cell type. Depending on the type,…
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