| Types of Adult stem cells |
Source |
Differentiation into various cell types |
References |
| Adult neuronal cells |
Brain |
Astrocytes, Oligodendrocytes, B lymphocytes, myeloid cells, T lymphocytes, neurospheres, neuroblasts, Myosin, Laminin, neurons, glia, myofibroblasts, |
[8-15] |
| Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) |
Adipose tissue, peripheral blood, wharton’s jelly |
Chondrocytes, osteoblasts, adipocytes, cardiomyocytes, hepatocytes. |
[16-28] |
| Haematopoietic stem cells |
Bone marrow, peripheral blood |
Dystrophin fibers, vascular cells, hepatocytes, neural cells (microglia and macroglia), Cardiac cells, skeletal cells, retinal cells, dendritic cells. |
[17,18,29-36] |
| Adult olfactory stem cells |
Olfactory bulb/mucosa |
Neurons, glia, neurospheres, oligodendrocytes |
[37-39] |
| Intestinal stem cells |
Small intestine/ intestinal crypts |
Enterocytes, goblet cells, neuroendocrine cells, and Paneth cells |
[40,41] |
| Mammary stem cells |
Mammary glands |
Myoepithelial cells, ductal epithelial cells and alveolar epithelial cells |
[40,42] |
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