Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine - Glossary

Glossary

Bioreactors - Which is a device that simulates the physiological environment in order to promote tissue growth within the body.

Foreskin - Retractable double-layered fold of skin and mucous membrane that covers the glans penis

Cord blood cells - Stem cells extracted from umbilical cord

Neurons - Nerve cells in the brain

Type 1 diabetes - Diabetes that is diagnosed during childhood