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Fat cell.
- Browse Related Terms: Adipocyte, Adipose tissue, Bone marrow stromal cells, Cartilage, Chondrocytes, Extracellular matrix, Hurler syndrome, lipase, lipid, Mesemchymal stem cell, Mesenchymal stem cells, Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells (MAPC), Sulfated proteoglycan
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A type of connective tissue that stores fat.
- Browse Related Terms: Adipocyte, Adipose tissue, Bone marrow stromal cells, Cartilage, Chondrocytes, Extracellular matrix, Hurler syndrome, lipase, lipid, Mesemchymal stem cell, Mesenchymal stem cells, Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells (MAPC), Sulfated proteoglycan
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An undifferentiated cell found in a differentiated tissue that can renew itself and (with certain limitations) differentiate to yield all the specialized cell types of the tissue from which it originated.
An undifferentiated cell found in a differentiated tissue that can renew itself and differentiate (with certain limitations) to give rise to all the specialized cell types of the tissue from which it originated. It is important to note that scientists do not agree about whether or not adult stem cells may give rise to cell types other than those of the tissue from which they originate.
An undifferentiated cell found in a differentiated tissue that can renew itself and (with certain limitations) differentiate to yield all the specialized cell types of the tissue from which it originated.
Stem cells found in different tissues of the developed, adult organism that remain in an undifferentiated, or unspecialized, state. These stem cells can give rise to specialized cell types of the tissue from which they came, i.e., a heart stem cell can give rise to a functional heart muscle cell, but it is still unclear whether they can give rise to all different cell types of the body.
- Browse Related Terms: Adult (or somatic) stem cell, Cardiomyoctes, Differentiation, Hepatic, hepatocyte, Lacunae, Multipotent stem cells, Osteoprogenitor, Plasticity, Precursor Cells, Transdifferentiation
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Transplantation of cells from one individual to another of the same species.
- Browse Related Terms: Allogeneic cell transplantation, Allogeneic transplantation, autologous, Autologous transplant, Blood Cell Separator, Edmonton protocol, Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD), Growth Factors, Histocompatible, Immunocompromised mice, Immunosuppressive drugs, Major histocompatibility complex (MHC), Preparative Regimen, Transplantation biology, Xenotransplantion
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A transplant involving the infusion of a donor's genetically matched bone marrow or stem cells to produce new, healthy marrow.
- Browse Related Terms: Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant, Autologous Stem Cell Transplant, bone marrow aspiration, bone marrow biopsy, hematopoiesis, Hematopoietic stem cells, Hydroxyapatite, myeloid, neutropenia, Non-Myeloablative ("Mini") Stem Cell Transplant, Osteocalcin (OC), Osteoclast, Osteocyte, Osteogenesis imperfecta, Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant (PBSCT), Side population (SP) stem cell
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Cell, tissue or organ transplants from one member of a species to a genetically different member of the same species.
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Two or more individuals (or cell lines) are stated to be allogeneic to one another when the genes at one or more loci are not identical in sequence in each organism.
- Browse Related Terms: allogenic, Bacteria, cell cycle, Genomic imprinting, Homologous recombination, Mitochondrial DNA, Mycoplasma, Phenotype, Phenotypic characteristics, polarity
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The innermost intrauterine membrane around the fetus and the amniotic fluid.
Innermost of the extra-embryonic membranes enveloping the embryo in utero and containing the amniotic fluid.
- Browse Related Terms: amnion, amniotic fluid, Chorion, gonad, Gonadal ridges, Gonads, Morula, Ovarian follicle, syncytium, Unipotent
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Fluid that fills the innermost membrane, the amnion, that envelopes the developing embryo or fetus.
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A blood condition characterized by a decreased production of red blood cells by the bone marrow. A deficiency of oxygen- carrying red blood cells may produce symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath and dizziness.
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Having an abnormal number of chromosomes.
- Browse Related Terms: aneuploid, autosome, Chromosomes, Diploid, Diploid human cell, genome, haploid, Hox genes, karyotype, Maternal gene product, Metaphase, mitosis, Nucleus, X inactivation, Y chromosome
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Development of new blood vessels.
- Browse Related Terms: angiogenesis, Dental pulp, Endothelial, Lymphatic system, lymphocyte, Lymphoid, macrophage, Mast cell, Platelets, Thrombocyte (Platelet), vascular
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Specific tissue structure arising in the early embryo that helps establish the anterior-posterior axis of the organism.
- Browse Related Terms: Anterior visceral endoderm (AVE), Embryonic stem (ES) cells, embryonic stem cells, Neural crest, Notochord, Population doublings, Primitive streak, retinoic acid, Syncytiotrophoblast, Twinning, Yolk sac
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A Y-shaped protein secreted by B cells in response to an antigen. An antibody binds specifically to the antigen that induced its production. Antibodies directed against antigens on the surface of infectious organisms help eliminate those organisms from the body.
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A protein produced by the white blood cells (leukocytes) to battle foreign substances, such as bacteria, that enter the body. The body produces millions of different antibodies, each equipped to target and destroy a specific antigen.
- Browse Related Terms: antibody, Antibody (Immunoglobulin), antigen, Autoantibody, autoimmune disease, B cells, Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), hybridoma, Immunofluorescence, Lineage surface antigen (Lin), Surface marker, Surface markers
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A substance capable of stimulating an immune response by triggering the production of antibodies.
A substance that, when introduced into the body, stimulates the production of protein molecules called antibodies that can bind specifically to the substance.
A substance (often a protein) that induces the formation of an antibody. Antigens are commonly found on the surface of infectious organisms, transfused blood cells, and transplanted organs.
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One of a variety of cells within the body that can process antigens and display them on their surface in a form recognizable by T cells.
- Browse Related Terms: Antigen presenting cells (APCs), Colony-forming cells, immunophenotyping, Marker, memory, Memory cells
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A painless procedure, similar to a blood transfusion, designed to remove certain components of a person's blood, like platelets or stem cells, and return the remaining blood product back into the person’s body.
- Browse Related Terms: Apheresis, Bone marrow transplantation (BMTx), chemotherapy, cryopreservation, Enucleated, indomethacin, Integrative Care, Skin biopsy, Teratogen, Tolerance, Transplantation
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Genetically programmed cell death.
- Browse Related Terms: apoptosis, cell division, Chimera, Clonality, Clone, Cloning, Identical twinning, Monoclonal antibody (MoAb), Mutagenicity, proliferation, Reproductive cloning
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a type of supporting (glial) cell found in the nervous system.
One of the large neuroglia cells of nervous tissue.
A type of nerve cell that has supportive and metabolic functions rather than signal conduction.
- Browse Related Terms: astrocyte, Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), Dendrite, Glia, Myelin, Myelin basic protein (MPB), Neural stem cell, Neural stem cell (NSC), neuron, Neurons, NMDA receptor, Oligodendrocyte
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