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.
Multipotent Stem Cells. Stem cells that can produce cells of multiple differentiated cell types, but all within a particular tissue, organ, or physiological system.Example: blood-forming (hematopoietic) stem cells are multipotent cells that can produce all cell types that are normal components of the blood.ultipotent Stem Cells. Stem cells that can produce cells of multiple differentiated cell types, but all within a particular tissue, organ, or physiological system.