What are Bone Marrow stem cells?
Bone marrow stem cells are the most primal cells in the marrow. From them all the various types of blood cells are descended. Stem cells from bone marrow can also, under special conditions provided in the laboratory, give rise to non-marrow cells ? such as neural cells. Bone marrow cells, unlike other types of stem cells, are available to be extracted from the patient’s own body. This availability carry very significant advantages for certain medical conditions: bone marrow cells, when extracted from the patient’s own body, have no risk of stimulating the immune system. This advantage is crucial when the patient’s immune system is weak. In medical conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, certain brain infections, seizers and epileptic disorders or at any condition when the immune system is weak – bone marrow stem cell implantation will be recommended. The procedure of Bone Marrow culturing and implantation: On the first week upon the patient’s arrival to the hospital, bone marrow is extr
Related Questions
- Do you think people get confused between obtaining stem cells from un-needed embryos, bone marrow, and now umbilical cord blood? Is the confusion understandable, or is at all the same science?
- What is the difference between cord blood stem cells, embryonic stem cells, and bone marrow stem cells?
- Are there any religions against donating bone marrow or stem cells?
