Stem Cells Found in Amniotic Fluid: Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells Can Become Brain, Bone, Liver Cells, and More

Source: WebMD
Date: January 09, 2007

Summary:

WebMD reports," Stem cells found in discarded amniotic fluid may hold the key to new treatments for disease and injury. The newly discovered amniotic fluid stem cells may not be "pluripotent," or capable of forming every type of adult tissue. But they come very close. When grown in the right environment, they can become fat cells, bone cells, brain cells, muscle cells, blood vessel cells, or liver cells."