%0 Journal Article
%T Stem Cells in Amniotic Fluid - What are the Next Steps to Do?
%A Hengstschl£¿ger M
%J Journal f¨¹r Reproduktionsmedizin und Endokrinologie
%D 2005
%I Krause & Pachernegg GmbH
%X It is the hope of patients and investigators that in future the characterisation and isolation of human stem cells will allow the establishment of new therapeutic concepts for a wide variety of diseases. Recently, we found a new source for stem cells. Human amniotic fluid contains cells, which express Oct-4, a marker for pluripotent stem cells. In addition, we described amniotic fluid cells expressing markers for neuronal stem cells. The latter harbour the potential to differentiate into neurogenic cells. This opened a new field in stem cell research. In this review I want to summarise the current knowledge about amniotic fluid cells focusing on the open questions, which need to be investigated in future.
%K Endokrinologie
%K Fruchtwasser
%K Pluripotenzgen Oct-4
%K Stammzelle
%K amniotic fluid
%K differentiation potential
%K endocrinology
%K oct-4
%K stem cell
%U http://www.kup.at/kup/pdf/5418.pdf