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Stem Cells

Stem cells are cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body. They serve as a repair system for the body. There are two main types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells.

Stem cells are different from other cells in the body in three ways:

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  1. Stem Cells (National Library of Medicine)  
    Stem cells are cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body. ... the body. There are two main types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. Stem ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/stemcells.html - Health Topics
  2. Bone marrow (stem cell) donation 
    ... fatty tissue inside your bones. Bone marrow contains stem cells, which are immature cells that become blood cells. ... with a bone marrow transplant or, sometimes, a stem cell transplant. For this type of treatment, bone marrow ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000839.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Bone marrow transplant 
    ... or diseased bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells. Bone marrow is the soft, fatty tissue inside ... pelvic bones. Your bone marrow produces blood cells. Stem cells in your bone marrow give rise to all ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003009.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Bone marrow transplant in children - discharge 
    Huppler AR. Infectious complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In: Kliegman RM, St. Geme JW, Blum NJ, Shah SS, Tasker RC, Wilson KM, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics . 21st ed. Philadelphia, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000938.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Bone marrow transplant - discharge 
    ... or destroyed bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells. ... 2023:chap 103. Im A, Pavletic SZ. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In: Niederhuber JE, Armitage JO, Kastan MB, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000010.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Stem Cell Transplants (For Teens) (Nemours Foundation)  
    Stem Cells/Teenagers ... Stem Cells ... Nemours Foundation ... stem cells, bone marrow, transplant, blood, donor, donate, cord, umbilical, blood, neutropenia, hematopoietic ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/stem-cells.html - External Health Links
  7. Stem Cell Transplants (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    Stem Cells/Children ... Stem Cells ... Nemours Foundation ... stem cell transplants, aphresis, apheresis, bone marrow transplants, neutropenia, hematopoietic stem cells, ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/stem-cells.html - External Health Links
  8. Donating Stem Cells and Bone Marrow (American Cancer Society)  
    Bone Marrow Transplantation/Related Issues ... Bone Marrow Transplantation ... Stem Cells/Related Issues ... Stem Cells ... American Cancer Society ... Learn how stem cells are ...
    https://www.cancer.org/.../stem-cell-transplant/donors.html - External Health Links
  9. Graft-versus-host disease 
    ... life-threatening complication that can occur after certain stem cell or bone marrow transplants . ... GVHD may occur after a bone marrow, or stem cell, transplant in which someone receives bone marrow tissue ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001309.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Types of Stem Cells (International Society for Stem Cell Research)  
    Stem cells are the foundation from which every organ and tissue in your body grow. Discover the different types of stem cells here.
    https://www.aboutstemcells.org/info/stem-cell-types - External Health Links
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