stem cell en · NOUN
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A primal undifferentiated cell from which a variety of other cells can develop through the process of cellular differentiation.
Stem cells are characterized by their ability to self-renew and to produce numerous differentiated cell types, and are directly responsible for generating and maintaining tissues and organs.
2002, Haifan Lin, “The stem-cell niche theory: Lessons from flies,”, in Nature Reviews: Genetics, volume 3, page 931:
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Translations (52)
ja 幹細胞 (primal undifferentiated cell) · fi kantasolu (primal undifferentiated cell) · pl komórka pnia (primal undifferentiated cell) · fa سلول بنیادی (primal undifferentiated cell) · et tüvirakk (primal undifferentiated cell) · de Stammzelle (primal undifferentiated cell) · ka ღეროვანი უჯრედი (primal undifferentiated cell) · da stamcelle (primal undifferentiated cell) · eo praĉelo (primal undifferentiated cell) · cs kmenová buňka (primal undifferentiated cell) · eu zelula ama (primal undifferentiated cell) · ko 줄기세포 (primal undifferentiated cell) · sk kmeňová bunka (primal undifferentiated cell) · mn үүдэл эс (primal undifferentiated cell) · uk стовбуро́ва кліти́на (primal undifferentiated cell) · ms sel tunjang (primal undifferentiated cell) · sv stamcell (primal undifferentiated cell) · nb stamcelle (primal undifferentiated cell) · vi tế bào gốc (primal undifferentiated cell) · is stofnfruma (primal undifferentiated cell) · yue 幹細胞 /干细胞 (primal undifferentiated cell) · tr kök hücre (primal undifferentiated cell) · kmr xaneya bineratî (primal undifferentiated cell) · bn মাতৃকোষ (primal undifferentiated cell) · it cellula staminale (primal undifferentiated cell) · id sel induk (primal undifferentiated cell) · fa یاخته بنیادی (primal undifferentiated cell) · lv cilmes šūna (primal undifferentiated cell) · nn stamcelle (primal undifferentiated cell) · cy bôn-gell (primal undifferentiated cell) · pl komórka macierzysta (primal undifferentiated cell) · hu őssejt (primal undifferentiated cell) · he תָּא גֶּזַע (primal undifferentiated cell) · ia cellula originator (primal undifferentiated cell) · bg стволова клетка (primal undifferentiated cell) · nl stamcel (primal undifferentiated cell) · km កោសិកាដើម (primal undifferentiated cell) · fr cellule souche (primal undifferentiated cell) · cmn 幹細胞 /干细胞 (primal undifferentiated cell) · kk бағаналы жасуша (primal undifferentiated cell) · br kellig diazez (primal undifferentiated cell) · id sel punca (primal undifferentiated cell) · lt kamieninė ląstelė (primal undifferentiated cell) · ca cèl·lula mare (primal undifferentiated cell) · sl matična celica (primal undifferentiated cell) · ar خَلِيَّة جِذْعِيَّة (primal undifferentiated cell) · hy ցողունային բջիջ (primal undifferentiated cell) · el βλαστοκύτταρο (primal undifferentiated cell) · af stamsel (primal undifferentiated cell) · ru стволова́я кле́тка (primal undifferentiated cell) · es célula madre (primal undifferentiated cell) · pt célula-tronco (primal undifferentiated cell)