- ability to limitless cell division within a given stem cell culture. It means that cells that have such a property will never lose their “stem” nature and will always start new cell generations during each, cyclical cell division.
Differentiation – allowing them to transform into other cell structures, often fully functional. Mesenchymal stem cells can differentiate (transform) among other things into osteoblasts, chondrocytes, fat, skeletal muscle, heart muscle and nerve cells.