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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 blood cells that become mature ... 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, et al, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics . 22nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2025: ...
    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 Glossary (International Society for Stem Cell Research)  
    Stem Cells/Reference Desk ... Stem Cells ... International Society for Stem Cell Research ... Learn essential stem cell terminology to better understand stem cell science, ...
    https://www.aboutstemcells.org/info/glossary - External Health Links
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. What is a bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant (National Marrow Donor Program)  
    ... explains that a bone marrow transplant or blood stem cell transplant is a treatment that replaces unhealthy marrow ...
    https://www.nmdp.org/patients/understanding-transplant - External Health Links
  10. Donating Stem Cells and Bone Marrow (American Cancer Society)  
    Stem Cells/Related Issues ... Stem Cells ... Bone Marrow Transplantation/Related Issues ... Bone Marrow Transplantation ... American Cancer Society ... Learn how stem cells are ...
    https://www.cancer.org/.../stem-cell-transplant/donors.html - External Health Links
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