Multipotent adult progenitor cell MAPC

The ability of adult stem cells to become something other than what they were destined to be is controversial. One team of scientists has reported that a particularly promising adult stem cell, isolated from bone marrow and called a multipotent adult progenitor cell (MAPC), appears able to develop into many different kinds of specialized cells in the laboratory. Other scientists have not been able to reproduce these results. Additionally, scientists have reported that stem cells found in fat can become muscle cells, nerve cells, or even pancreas cells able to make insulin, under the right laboratory conditions. 

Multipotent adult progenitor cell (MAPC)—Unspecialized cell found... 

Multipotent adult progenitor cells (MAPCs) isolated by fluorescent-activated cell sorting (FACS) from the bone marrow... 

Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells (MAPCs) MAPCs are bone marrow-derived stem cells with an extensive in vitro expansion ability, more than 80 population doublings, as well as a capacity to differentiate in vivo and in vitro into tissue cells of all three germinal layers ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. These cells have been isolated from three different species, including mouse, rat, and human [27]. 

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