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How are stem cells collected?

Posted in: FAQs for Doctors | December 6, 2016 at 5:44 pm , by stemcellreference

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Stem cells are collected from the bone marrow using a needle aspiration technique. Stem cells are collected from fat using a liposuction technique. Stem cells are collected from the blood...

Are there ethical and religious issues related to stem cell therapy?

Posted in: FAQs for Doctors | December 6, 2016 at 5:43 pm , by stemcellreference

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Now that we no longer need embryonic stem cells there are no ethical or religious issues associated with stem cell therapy....

How long does it take to see results?

Posted in: FAQs for Doctors | December 6, 2016 at 5:42 pm , by stemcellreference

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The production of new tissue and minimizing of scar begins at 6 to 9 months after treatment and may continue indefinitely....

What is the stromovascular fraction (SVF)?

Posted in: FAQs for Doctors | December 6, 2016 at 5:42 pm , by stemcellreference

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Stromovascular fraction is the connective tissue and nucleated cells that exist between adipocytes in adipose tissue. Stromovascular fraction has powerful regenerative properties....

Is there a decrease in stem cell count with age?

Posted in: FAQs for Doctors | December 6, 2016 at 5:41 pm , by stemcellreference

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There is a decrease in stem cell count with age. This begins in the sixth decade of life and is more profound in bone marrow than adipose tissue....

How many SCs are there in 1 cc of adipose tissue?

Posted in: FAQs for Doctors | December 6, 2016 at 5:40 pm , by stemcellreference

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There are 1 million nucleated stem cells in 1 cc of adipose tissue....

How Do Stem Cells Work?

Posted in: FAQs for Doctors | December 6, 2016 at 5:31 pm , by stemcellreference

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Stem cells work by paracrine signaling that stimulates the existing stem cell niche in a particular organ to produce new tissue. A small percentage of stem cells eventually turn into...

What Are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

Posted in: FAQs for Doctors | December 6, 2016 at 5:30 pm , by stemcellreference

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Mesenchymal stem cells, or MSCs, are multipotential cells that can differentiate into tissue of mesoderm origin such as cartilage, bone, ligaments, muscle. MSCs are the stem cells which are typically...

What Are Pluripotential Stem Cells?

Posted in: FAQs for Doctors | December 6, 2016 at 5:28 pm , by stemcellreference

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Pluripotential stem cells are cells that can stimulate and differentiate into tissue of endoderm, mesoderm or ectodermal origin. These are either embryonic stem cells, or cells that have been regressed...

What Are Multipotential Stem Cells?

Posted in: FAQs for Doctors | December 6, 2016 at 5:24 pm , by stemcellreference

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Multipotential stem cells have already differentiated into a lineage of endoderm, mesoderm or ectoderm but still have the ability to turn into different types of tissue within that lineage. Multipotent stem...

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