Surface antigenic profiles of stem cells from the human bone marrow, subcutaneous fat, and omentum fat

Abstract

Each cell type has a certain combination of receptors on their surface that makes them distinguishable from other kinds of cells. Scientists have taken advantage of the biological uniqueness of stem cell receptors and chemical properties of certain compounds to tag or mark cells. This chapter aims at obviating the discrepancies associated with phenotypic and functional characteristics of stem cells associated with the contemporary therapeutic sources of adult tissues/organs such as the bone marrow and subcutaneous fat.