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Why are stem cells important?
1x106 cells are lost in your body every second, but..
Stem cells
Disease Aging
..assure that your body at all times consists of
40‐50x1012 cells
Stem cells maintain normal tissue homeostasis
IFD‐Grand Solutions 2017‐Sheikh/CVR
Stem cell definition
‐ self renewal and differentiation potentials
Proliferation
Differentiation
Stem cell
IFD‐Grand Solutions 2017‐Sheikh/CVR
Stem cells
Mature specialized cell e.g. heart muscle cell
Multipotency (one stem cell can give rise to many types of specialized cells)
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