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प्रश्न
What is the importance of stem cells in medical science?
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उत्तर
Stem cells are used in regenerative therapy and organ transplantation.
- Cell therapy: In case of medical conditions like myocardial infarction, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, etc., stem cells are used to replace dead cells.
- In conditions like anemia, thalassemia and leukemia, where blood count is affected, stem cells are used to produce new blood cells. This is known as regenerative cell therapy.
- Advances in research may make it possible to produce organs like liver or kidney from stem cells to be used for transplantation in case of organ failure.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What are stem cells?
At the earliest stage of development, the organism is in the form of a mass of a cell, which are almost alike, those cells are called ____________.
Cell _____________ starts from 14th day of conception.
____________ are present in the umbilical cord by which the foetus is joined to the uterus of the mother.
Find an odd one out.
Name the following.
Cells that are present in the initial development stage of zygote, that is formed by theunion of male and female gametes.
Define.
Stem cell
Give scientific reason.
Stem cells are extremely important in regenerative therapy.
State two types of stem cells.
Observe the following figure and answer the questions.
- Which property of stem cell is shown in the figure?
- Write the name of the cells or organs denoted by X and Y.
- What is the benefit of tissue/organ culture from stem cells?
Complete the paragraph.
(red bone marrow, degenerated, umbilical cord, adipose, division, blastocyst)
Different tissues of the body are formed by _______ of stem cells. Stem cells are present in the _______ by which the fetus is joined to the uterus of the mother. Stem cells are also present in the _______ stage of embryonic development. Stem cells are present in _______ and _______ connective tissue of adult human beings. It has become possible to produce different types of tissues and the _______ part of any organ with the help of these stem cells.
Identify the given figure and label it.
______ cells are undifferentiated mass of cells.
Name the types of stem cells
How are stem cells useful in regenerative process?
Explain the following term:
Stem cells
