Adult Bone Marrow: Which Stem Cells for Cellular Therapy Protocols in Neurodegenerative Disorders?

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Stem cell type and origin. Beside germ stem cells, three group of stem cells can be defined according to their differentiating abilities: (a) pluripotent embryonic stem cells (ES), (b) induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS), and (c) multipotent fetal or adult somatic stem cells.