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Stem Cells

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Definition: Relatively undifferentiated cells that retain the ability to divide and proliferate throughout postnatal life to provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized cells.     
See Also Stem Cell Research
Examples Adult Stem Cells; Embryonic Stem Cells; Fetal Stem Cells; Hematopoietic Stem Cells; Mesenchymal Stem Cells; Multipotent Stem Cells; Myoblasts; Neoplastic Stem Cells; Neural Stem Cells; Pluripotent Stem Cells; Side-Population Cells; Totipotent Stem Cells 		Other names Progenitor Cells; Mother Cells; Colony-Forming Units; Units, Colony-Forming; Unit, Colony-Forming; Stem Cell; Progenitor Cell; Mother Cell; Colony Forming Units; Colony Forming Unit; Cells, Stem; Cells, Progenitor; Cells, Mother; Cell, Stem; Cell, Progenitor; Cell, Mother; Colony-Forming Unit
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
heat shock 70-kDa protein 8 isoform 1, human  0   *HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins *Protein Isoforms Stem Cells. Stem Cells 2005 Nov-Dec;23(10):1502-13

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