ABMT Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant

ACT Activated Cell Therapy

AGF Autologous Growth Factors

APBSCT Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cells Transplantation

ASCB American Society of Cell Biology (Founded in 1960)

ASCs Adipose-derived Stem Cells

BM Biopsie Médullaire

BM Bone Marrow

BMSCs Bone Marrow Stem Cells

BMT Bone Marrow Transplant (or Transplantation)

BOM Biopsie Ostéo-Médullaire

CAPIT Core Assessment Program for Intracerebral Transplantation (International protocol for follow-up of patients)

CSH Cellules Souches Hématopoïétiques

CPS Cell Production System

CT Cytoplasmic Transfer

EG Embryonic Germ cells / Cellules souches germinales

ES ( or ESCs) Embryonic Stem cells / Cellule souches embryonnaires (totipotentes)

EuroStemCell European consortium for stem cell research

GCSF Recombinant Granulocyte Stimulkating Factor recombinant / Facteur de croissance granulocytaire recombinant

hESC Human Embryonic Stem Cell

hMSC human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

HSCT Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

iPS Induced Pluripotent Stemcells

LDCS Laboratoire de Dynamique des Cellules Souches (Suisse)

MAPC Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cell / Cellle progénitrice adulte multipotente

MKs MegaKaryocites /Mégacaryocytes (Bone marrow giant multipotent stem cell)

Multipotent stem cells Cellules souches multipotentes

PBSC Peripheral Blood Stem Cells

PBSCT Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant

Pluripotent stem cells Cellules souches pluripotentes

SCF Stem Cell Factor

SCNT Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

SCT Stem Cell Transplantation

Stem cells The international journal of cell differentiation and proliferation

Totipotent stem cells Cellules souches totipotentes (cellules de l’embryon dans les quatre premiers jours de sa croissance (morula de 2 à 8 cellules)

Unipotent stem cells Cellules souches unipotentes

Wellcome trust The Wellcome Trust centre for stem cell research is an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health (UK).