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. 2004 Oct;1(4):492–499. doi: 10.1602/neurorx.1.4.492

TABLE 4.

Some Examples of Potential Sources of Tissue for Brain Transplantation

Postmitotic Cells Precursor Cells
Human fetal neural Olfactory mucosa precursor cells
Xenogenic fetal neurons Stem cells from bone marrow
Autograft (adrenal, Schwann cells) Immortalized cell lines
Autologous cells genetically engineered Embryonic progenitors, committed precursors, or postmitotic neuroblasts
Cografts Uncommitted or regionally specified progenitors
Olfactory mucosa neurons or glial cells Committed precursors Postmitotic neuroblasts