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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 sugar levels within ...

Domain: Medical; Category: 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 replication.

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

Adult cells that have been genetically reprogrammed to an embryonic stem cell-like state.

Domain: Medical; Category: 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 first responders to ...

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

A globular solid mass of cells (called blastomeres) formed by cleavage of a zygote.

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

Lifelong renewal of tissue by transplanted cells. The definitive test for haematopoietic, epidermal and spermatogonial stem cells.

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

Term used to describe cells with a common ancestry, that is developing from the same type of identifiable immature cell.

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

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