General term for cell without self-renewal ability that contributes to tissue formation. In some cases it generates tissue stem cells.
Synonyms: precursor cell.
General term for cell without self-renewal ability that contributes to tissue formation. In some cases it generates tissue stem cells.
Synonyms: precursor cell.
Cell division resulting in two daughter cells with different properties. Observed in some but not all stem cells and can occur in other types of progenitor cell.
A therapy using cells derived from a patient’s own body. This often involves the extraction of cells and an ‘ex vivo’ (outside the body) step of growing and multiplying them before transplanting them back into the patient.
A therapy using cells derived from a donor to treat a different patient. Often intended to become an ‘off the shelf’ cell therapy product which uses cells derived from a single donor to treat many unrelated patients.