FAQs for Doctors

Differentiated stem cells are stem cells which can only become the kinds of cells that make up the tissue or organs where they are found. Differentiated stem cells are responsible for the production of new tissue in the organ where they reside.

Adult stem cells can be classified as differentiated or multipotent. Differentiated stem cells are present in all tissues of the body. Multipotent stem cells are found in circulating blood, bone marrow and adipose (fat) tissue.

In a developed human, adult stem cells are partially specialized cells responsible for the production of new tissue in the organ where they reside. Adult stem cells are located in all tissues and organs of the body.

In an embryo, stem cells are unspecialized primary cells that can transform into any cell, organ or tissue found in the body. These Embryonic stem cells are located within the developing embryo as well as in the umbilical cord blood and tissue.