What are the different kinds of stem cells found in the human body?
Adult stem cell: Tissue-specific stem cells. A stem cell found in fetal and/or adult tissues that typically generates the type of tissue in which it is found (blood stem cells make blood, neural stem cells make neurons, and so forth).Although commonly used and accepted, the term “adult stem cells” is a little misleading, since these cells are actually found in infants and children as well as in adults. Adult stem cells produce the different kinds of cells that maintain the body’s tissues and organs, and, importantly, they have the ability to divide and reproduce indefinitely. These cells typically produce the type of tissue in which they are found. Adult stem cells are sometimes also called somatic stem cells.
