Stem cells are cells that have the capacity to self-renew by dividing and to develop into more mature, specialised cells. Stem cells can be unipotent, multipotent, pluripotent or totipotent ...

He had two emergency corneal transplants and three amnion grafts ... planning to try and restore more of his eyesight through stem cell treatment. The RVI's Prof Figueiredo said: "In Paul's ...

The amnion grafts played a crucial role in Mr ... Mr Laskey, a father of three, is now waiting for a stem cell transplant with hopes that some of his sight can be restored. He currently has ...

Other extra-embryonic tissues, including the amnion (inner membrane), develop ... The placental progenitor stem cell is the cytotrophoblast cell. These cells are responsible for the cellular ...