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MeSH Heading: Adult Stem Cells
Tree Number(s): A11.872.040
Unique ID: D053687
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053687
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).
Entry Term(s): Adult Somatic Stem Cells; Somatic Adult Stem Cells; Somatic Stem Cells
NLM Classification #: QU 325
Previous Indexing: Stem Cells (1999-2006)
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2016/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0495580
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).
Terms: Adult Stem Cells Preferred Term
Term UI T667591
Date03/04/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007); Somatic Adult Stem Cells
Term UI T837780
Date02/26/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Somatic Stem Cells
Term UI T000900331
Date05/04/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Adult Somatic Stem Cells
Term UI T837775
Date02/26/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014)

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