Anatomy

Adult Stem Cells

Tissue-specific stem cells (also known as Somatic Stem Cells) that appear during fetal development and remain in the body throughout life. The key functions of adult stem cells are to maintain and repair the specific tissues where they reside (e.g. skin or blood).

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Tissue-specific stem cells (also known as Somatic Stem Cells) that appear during fetal development and remain in the body throughout life. The key functions of adult stem cells are to maintain and repair the specific tissues where they reside (e.g. skin or blood).

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  • Adult Somatic Stem Cells
  • Somatic Adult Stem Cells
  • Somatic Stem Cells
  • Adult Stem Cell
  • Somatic Stem Cell
  • Stem Cell, Somatic
  • Stem Cells, Adult
  • Stem Cells, Somatic

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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2007

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  • Stem Cells (1999-2006)

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  1. A11w.872w.040w

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QU 325

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Adult Stem Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053687. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053687
  2. Adult Stem Cells. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_stem_cell
  3. Adult Stem Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2642600