OxyContin vs. Oxycodone. The active ingredient in OxyContin is oxycodone but OxyContin (a brand name derived from oxycodone continuous) has a time-release mechanism, which means the drug is released in the body over a period of time and patients have to take the drug less often.
Transplanting organs, tissues or cells from one person to another. Compare with autologous transplantation. Amniotic fluid stem cell. A type of cell derived from amniotic fluid, which is the liquid that surrounds a developing fetus in the amniotic sac.
A hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is the infusion of bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells into a patientâs bloodstream.n adults, the bones of the hip and chest contain the greatest amount of bone marrow and stem cells. Stem cells that leave the bone marrow and circulate into the bloodstream are called peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) .