واژگان مربوط به سول های بنیادی به انگلیسی Stem Cell Glossary

Adult stem cell—See somatic stem cell.

Astrocyte—a type of supporting (glial) cell found in the nervous system.

Blastocoel—the fluid-filled cavity inside the blastocyst, an early, preimplantation stage of the developing embryo.

Blastocyst—A preimplantation embryo of about 150 cells produced by cell division following fertilization. The blastocyst is a sphere made up of an outer layer of cells (the trophoblast), a fluid-filled cavity (the blastocoel), and a cluster of cells on the interior (the inner cell mass).

Bone marrow stromal cells—a population of cells found in bone marrow that are different from blood cells.

Bone marrow stromal stem cells (skeletal stem cells)—A multipotent subset of bone marrow stromal cells able to form bone, cartilage, stromal cells that support blood formation, fat, and fibrous tissue.

Cell-based therapies—Treatment in which stem cells are induced to differentiate into the specific cell type required to repair damaged or destroyed cells or tissues.

Cell culture—Growth of cells in vitro in an artificial medium for research or medical treatment.

Cell division—Method by which a single cell divides to create two cells. There are two main types of cell division depending on what happens to the chromosomes: mitosis and meiosis.

Chromosome—A structure consisting of DNA and regulatory proteins found in the nucleus of the cell. The DNA in the nucleus is usually divided up among several chromosomes.The number of chromosomes in the nucleus varies depending on the species of the organism. Humans have 46 chromosomes.