Regenerative medicine
What is regenerative medicine?
Is the branch of medicine that uses the body´s own natural regenerative capacity to treat diseases
Where do Embryonic SC come from?
In vitro fertilized eggs
Adult stem cells have been found in most parts of the body, including?
brain, bone marrow, blood vessels, skin, teeth and heart.
Mention one animal used in stem cell research
Rats
What is the objective of regenerative medicine?
Curing chronic diseases
Mention one ethic implication about the use of ESC?
The killing of a potential human being
Name tree sources of ASC?
Bone marrow, skin and brain
What trials do researchers have to do before working on humans?
Animal models
Mention one application of regenerative medicine.
Bone Marrow Transplant in leukemia
In which stage of development does the embryo has to be for researchers to obtain SC?
Blastocyst
What is the potency of ASC?
Multipotent
Is stem cell research a future for the treatment of disease?
Yes
Regenerative medicine is a branch of:__________
Translational medicine
What is the potency of ESC?
Totipotent
Adult stem cells are capable of?
continuous self-renewal or division.
Mention one SC research being investigated now-a-days?
Spinal cord injury
Which are the two main areas of regenerative medicine?
Tissue engineering and molecular biology
What is one of the risks of using ESC?
The development of theratomas
What is an autologous transplant?
The the donor is the same person as the receiver
Which part of medicine connects regenerative medicine with stem cell research?
Translational Medicine