Highly potent stem cells from full-term amniotic fluid: a realistic perspective

• Main Authors: A.Hamid, Adila, Joharry, Muhammad Khair, Hoo, Mun Fun, Hamzah, Siti Nurusaadah, Rejali, Zulida, Yazid, Mohd Nazri, Thilakavathy, Karuppiah, Nordin, Norshariza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62034/1/Highly%20potent%20stem%20cells%20from%20full-term%20amniotic%20fluid.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62034/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1642431X17300438?via%3Dihub
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Amniotic fluid (AF) is now known to harbor highly potent stem cells, making it an excellent source for cell therapy. However, most of the stem cells isolated are from AF of mid-term pregnancies in which the collection procedure involves an invasive technique termed amniocentesis. This has limited th...