Concept information
Preferred term
Adult Stem Cells
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Adult Somatic Stem Cells
- Somatic Adult Stem Cells
- Somatic Stem Cell
- Somatic Stem Cells
- Stem Cell, Somatic
- Stem Cells, Somatic
Scope note
- 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).
History note
- 2007
In other languages
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Finnish
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aikuisen kantasolu
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053687
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