Across
- 1. Marker for mesenchymal stem cells
- 2. Stem cells in bone marrow or fat, aiding tissue repair
- 4. Stem cells forming blood and immune cells
- 8. Reprogrammed adult cells to pluripotent state
- 12. Early cells forming sperm or eggs
- 13. Undifferentiated cells with self-renewal ability
- 15. Stem cells limited to one tissue type
- 16. Technique analyzing cell surface markers
- 18. Ability to differentiate into multiple cell types
- 19. Bone tissue source of hematopoietic stem cells
- 20. Embryonic layer source of many stem cells
- 22. Stem cell adaptability for wound healing
- 25. Tissue repair process involving stem cells
- 26. Stem cells linked to tumor growth
- 27. Protein marker for embryonic stem cells
Down
- 1. Stem cell type resistant to chemotherapy
- 3. Stem cell ability to divide indefinitely
- 4. Blood cell formation process from stem cells
- 5. Fluorescence-based cell sorting technique
- 6. Stem cell source in developing gonads
- 7. Stem cells in mature tissues, limited in potential
- 9. Stem cells from early-stage embryos
- 10. Stem cells forming all body cell types
- 11. Stem cells forming multiple tissue types
- 14. Molecules identifying stem cells
- 16. Source of mesenchymal stem cells, often adipose
- 17. Stem cell source from umbilical cord
- 21. Process turning stem cells into specialized cells
- 23. Marker for hematopoietic stem cells
- 24. Stem cell source discarded post-birth