Stem Cells: Medical Frontiers
Words: 1068 Pages: 4 4853Introduction A stem cell starts as an undifferentiated cell capable of self-renewal, producing daughter cells that remain as stem cells, or maturing into a specific cell type through differentiation (Can/Hematol 2008). The potency of a stem cell, or its ability to self-renew and differentiate, varies across types. For instance, one type of stem cell may differentiate into all adult cell types, while another can only mature into a single somatic cell type. The presence of stem cells is vital for […]