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Stem cell research
Stem cell research is the study of stem cells which are biological cells found in all multicellular organisms that grow into all forms of cells and multiply by themselves.
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Stem cell research
niche
Medical; Stem cell research
Cellular micro-environment providing the support and stimuli necessary to sustain self-renewal
multipotent stem cells
Medical; Stem cell research
Stem cells that can give rise to a limited number of other cell types. They are committed to becoming a variety of cell types associated with specific functions or organs/tissues (e.g., blood, heart, ...
multipotent
Medical; Stem cell research
Able form multiple mature cell types that constitute an entire tissue or tissues. Example: haematopoietic (blood) stem cells.
inner cell mass
Medical; Stem cell research
The cluster of cells found inside the blastocyst that gives rise to all the cells of the body in the developing human organism.
lineage
Medical; Stem cell research
Term used to describe cells with a common ancestry, that is developing from the same type of identifiable immature cell.
long-term reconstitution
Medical; Stem cell research
Lifelong renewal of tissue by transplanted cells. The definitive test for haematopoietic, epidermal and spermatogonial stem cells.
morula
Medical; Stem cell research
A globular solid mass of cells (called blastomeres) formed by cleavage of a zygote.
