MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, are a type of pluripotent stem cell derived from adult somatic cells. They have been reprogrammed through inducing genes and factors to be pluripotent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pluripotent. Pluripotent means many “potentials". In other words, these cells have the potential of taking on many forms in the body, including all of the more than 200 different cell types. Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, as are induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells that are reprogrammed from adult tissues.

Detailed explanation-3: -Recent studies further report that adult skin tissues contain cell populations with pluripotent characteristics. Multipotent stem cells from hair follicle and non-follicular skin, both in epidermal and dermal tissues, are found to have the differentiation capacity to generate multiple cell lineages.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pluripotent stem cells are cells that are able to self-renew by dividing and developing into the three primary groups of cells that make up a human body, including: Ectoderm: Giving rise to the skin and nervous system. Endoderm: Forming the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, endocrine glands, liver, and pancreas.