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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

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

The cluster of cells found inside the blastocyst that gives rise to all the cells of the body in the developing human organism.

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 technique in which an egg is fertilized outside the body. For use in assisted reproduction, the fertilized egg is implanted in the uterus at approximately three to four days of cell division for ...

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

A process that takes place in the laboratory (e.g., in cell culture).

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

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