Compounds for Stem Cell Proliferation and Renewal

Pluripotent Stem Cell Maintenance

Proliferation and self-renewal of stem cells occurs via the division of a cell into two identical daughter cells, resulting in the production of cells identical to the parent. Unlike other cell types, such as muscle or blood cells, stem cells are able to replicate many times. Under the right conditions stem cells can continue to proliferate in culture over many months without differentiation and specialization, yielding millions of cells; this is known as ...