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macrophage
Medical; Stem cell research
A type of white blood cell and a versatile part of the immune system. Constantly on patrol, macrophages can find and kill many different kinds of bacteria. They are usually the ...
induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells)
Medical; Stem cell research
Adult cells that have been genetically reprogrammed to an embryonic stem cell-like state.
immortal strand
Medical; Stem cell research
The hypothesis of selective retention of parental DNA strands during asymmetric self-renewal. Potential mechanism to protect stem cells from the mutations associated with ...
hepatocyte
Medical; Stem cell research
The functional cell type of the liver. Hepatocytes make enzymes for detoxifying metabolic waste, synthesise proteins for the blood plasma, produce bile and help control blood ...
cancer stem cells
Medical; Stem cell research
Self-renewing cell responsible for sustaining a cancer and for producing differentiated progeny that form the bulk of the cancer. Cancer stem cells identified in leukaemias and ...
hematopoietic stem cells
Medical; Stem cell research
Stem cells that give rise to all the blood cell types
hematopoietic stem cell
Medical; Stem cell research
Stem cells that give rise to all the blood cell types
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