Biotechnological Potential of Chicken Stem Cells

Abstract

Stem cells, such as Spermatogonial stem cells(SSCs), are responsible to fulfil the proliferative demand of the testis so that millions of sperms are daily produced [1]. These cells have been considered as pluripotent stem cells because they are capable of differentiating into almost all cell types in the body [2]. Their pluripotent potential attracted interest of a number of researchers focusing the optimal conditions for their derivation and in vitro maintenance. Breakthroughs in stem cell research have shown that stem cells can be transdifferentiated from one type to another.