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  • 1bone marrow transplant — ▪ medicine Introduction  the transfer of bone marrow from a healthy donor to a recipient whose own bone marrow is affected by disease. Bone marrow transplant may be used to treat aplastic anemia; sickle cell anemia; various malignant diseases of… …

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  • 2Bone marrow — Simplified illustration of cells in bone marrow. Latin medulla ossium Code TA …

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  • 3stem cell — Cell Biol. a cell that upon division replaces its own numbers and also gives rise to cells that differentiate further into one or more specialized types, as various B cells and T cells. [1880 85] * * * ▪ biology Introduction  an undifferentiated… …

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  • 4Stem cell factor — (SCF), otherwise known as KIT ligand or Steel factorFreshney, Ian R. Culture of Animal Cells: A manual of basic technique . John Wiley Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. ISBN 13 978 0 471 45329 1] ,is a cytokine which binds CD117 (c Kit). SCF is… …

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  • 5Stem cell transplantation — Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) or bone marrow transplantation is a medical procedure in the field of hematology and oncology that involves transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC). It is most often performed for people… …

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  • 6Stem cell — Mouse embryonic st …

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  • 7Stem cell treatments — Many medical researchers believe that stem cell treatments have the potential to change the face of human disease and alleviate suffering. A number of stem cell treatments exist, although most are still experimental and/or costly, with the… …

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  • 8Adult stem cell — Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells found throughout the body after embryonic development that divide to replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged tissues. Also known as somatic (from Greek Σωματικóς, of the body ) stem cells, they can …

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  • 9Transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell — A new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient s blood and used in bone marrow transplantation. Stem cells are small, round cells with a squat nucleus and scant surrounding cytoplasm. Although unremarkable in appearance, stem… …

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  • 10Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide — Infobox Company | company name = Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide company type = Non profit foundation = Leiden, NL (1986) location = Leiden, NL industry = Health Care homepage = [http://www.BMDW.org www.BMDW.org] Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide (BMDW)… …

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