Biomaterial Database

[Stem cell network North Rhine-Westphalia]. 2003

Karin Werner

Kompetenznetzwerk Stammzellforschung NRW, Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf.

The Stem Cell Network NRW is an initiative of the North Rhine Westphalian Ministry of Science and Research. A statewide organization involving research facilities in Aachen, Bielefeld, Bochum, Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen and Münster, it covers virtually the whole spectrum of scientific issues in the field of adult and embryonic stem cell research. The Network consists of two working groups. One focuses on biomedical, the other on ethical, legal and sociological issues. In these groups, top scientists, doctors, philosophers, theologians, sociologists and legal experts combine their expertise with a view to making stem cell research responsible and transparent. The Stem Cell Network NRW is a model example of the North Rhine Westphalian government's strategy of identifying, promoting and creating a common platform for the research disciplines of the future--for the benefit of science, business and above all society at large.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012106	Research	Critical and exhaustive investigation or experimentation, having for its aim the discovery of new facts and their correct interpretation, the revision of accepted conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, or the practical application of such new or revised conclusions, theories, or laws. (Webster, 3d ed)	Research Priorities,Laboratory Research,Research Activities,Research and Development,Activities, Research,Activity, Research,Development and Research,Priorities, Research,Priority, Research,Research Activity,Research Priority,Research, Laboratory
D012109	Research Support as Topic	Work about financial support of research activities.	Grants and Subsidies, Research,Subsidies, Research,Research Subsidies,Research Subsidy
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005858	Germany	A country in central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. The capital is Berlin.
D006412	Hematopoietic Stem Cells	Progenitor cells from which all blood cells derived. They are found primarily in the bone marrow and also in small numbers in the peripheral blood.	Colony-Forming Units, Hematopoietic,Progenitor Cells, Hematopoietic,Stem Cells, Hematopoietic,Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells,Cell, Hematopoietic Progenitor,Cell, Hematopoietic Stem,Cells, Hematopoietic Progenitor,Cells, Hematopoietic Stem,Colony Forming Units, Hematopoietic,Colony-Forming Unit, Hematopoietic,Hematopoietic Colony-Forming Unit,Hematopoietic Colony-Forming Units,Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell,Hematopoietic Stem Cell,Progenitor Cell, Hematopoietic,Stem Cell, Hematopoietic,Unit, Hematopoietic Colony-Forming,Units, Hematopoietic Colony-Forming
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013234	Stem Cells	Relatively undifferentiated cells that retain the ability to divide and proliferate throughout postnatal life to provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized cells.	Colony-Forming Units,Mother Cells,Progenitor Cells,Colony-Forming Unit,Cell, Mother,Cell, Progenitor,Cell, Stem,Cells, Mother,Cells, Progenitor,Cells, Stem,Colony Forming Unit,Colony Forming Units,Mother Cell,Progenitor Cell,Stem Cell
D033041	Embryo Research	Experimentation on, or using the organs or tissues from, a human or other mammalian conceptus during the prenatal stage of development that is characterized by rapid morphological changes and the differentiation of basic structures. In humans, this includes the period from the time of fertilization to the end of the eighth week after fertilization.	Human Embryo Research,Embryo Cell Research,Embryo Experimentation,Cell Research, Embryo,Embryo Experimentations,Embryo Research, Human,Experimentation, Embryo,Experimentations, Embryo,Research, Embryo,Research, Embryo Cell,Research, Human Embryo
D033581	Stem Cell Transplantation	The transfer of STEM CELLS from one individual to another within the same species (TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS) or between species (XENOTRANSPLANTATION), or transfer within the same individual (TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS). The source and location of the stem cells determines their potency or pluripotency to differentiate into various cell types.	Transplantation, Stem Cell,Stem Cell Transplantations,Transplantations, Stem Cell