Stem cells: therapeutic present and future.

Abstract excerpt

Ever since the first embryonic stem cells were isolated in the 1990s scientists and clinicians as well as the general public have followed the development of the field with great attention. As unspecialized cells capable of dividing, renewing and differentiating into specialized cells, stem cells hold great promise as a therapeutic strategy for many diseases, especially those of degenerative nature. In 2006, stem...

Topics

• Animals
• Diffusion of Innovation
• History, 20th Century
• History, 21st Century
• Humans
• Phenotype
• Regeneration
• Regenerative Medicine
• Stem Cell Research
• Stem Cell Transplantation
• Stem Cells