EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The University of Vermont College of Medicine and the Vermont
Lung Center, with support of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the …

The recent isolation of fetal stem cells from several sources either at the early stages of
development or during the later trimesters of gestation, sharing similar growth kinetics and …

Foetal stem cells (FSCs) can be isolated during gestation from many different tissues such
as blood, liver and bone marrow as well as from a variety of extraembryonic tissues such as …

Airway system is a vital part of the living being body. Trachea is the upper respiratory portion
that connects nostril and lungs and has multiple functions such as breathing and entrapment …

Culture of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) under conditions promoting proliferation and
differentiation, while supporting genomic and epigenetic stability, is essential for therapeutic …

There has been a great deal of scientific interest recently generated by the potential
therapeutic applications of adult stem cells in human care but there are several challenges …

Human amniotic fluid cells have been used as a diagnostic tool for the prenatal diagnosis of
fetal genetic anomalies for more than 50 years. Evidence provided in the last 5 years …

Stem cells isolated from amniotic fluid are known to be able to differentiate into different cells
types, thus being considered as a powerful tool for cellular therapy of different human …

Amniotic fluid-derived stem cells (AFSCs) are becoming an important source of cells for
regenerative medicine given their apparent advantages of accessibility, renewal capacity …

A number of novel approaches for repair and regeneration of injured lung have developed
over the past several years. These include a better understanding of endogenous stem and …