Anzaldúa Arce, Santiago René Cornejo Cortés, Miguel Ángel Juárez Mosqueda, María de Lourdes Meraz Ríos, Marco Antonio Ríos Mas, María Cristina Villaseñor Gaona, Héctor
Appeared in:
Veterinaria
Paging:
Volume 38 (2007) nr. 1 pages 81-104
Year:
2007
Contents:
This paper presents an updated review of the main general aspects of stem cells: historical background; defi nition of stem cells based on their main characteristics (degree of differentiation, pluripotent potential, self-renewing capacity and reintregration to embryonic tissue); classifi cation of stem cells by their degree of differentiation (toti-potent stem cells, pluripotent stem cells, multipotent stem cells, and tissue-specifi c stem cells); origins of pluripo-tent stem cells (embryonic carcinoma cells, embryonic stem cells, and embryonic germ cells); main methods to obtain embryonic stem cells (use of morulae, complete blastocysts and immunosurgery of inner cell mass); main methods to obtain adult stem cells (purifi cation in peripheral blood, umbilical cord blood, whole bone marrow, and nervous tissue).
Publisher:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (provided by DOAJ)