hematopoietic stem cell
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- An unspecialized precursor cell that will develop into a mature blood cell. See also cell
National Human Genome Research Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - apoptosis, Embryonic stem (ES) cells, hematopoietic stem cell, Melanoma, Niemann-Pick disease, type C (NPC), Pluripotency, Somatic cell, Somatic cells
- The precursors of mature blood cells that are defined by their ability to replace the bone marrow system following its obliteration (for example, by g-irradiation) and can continue to produce mature blood cells.
ISSCR - Cite This Source - This Definition - A stem cell from which all red and white blood cells develop.
The President's Council on Bioethics - Cite This Source - This Definition - A stem cell that gives rise to all red and white blood cells and platelets.
NIH - Cite This Source - This Definition - A stem cell from which all red and white blood cells evolve.
DHHS - Cite This Source - This Definition - anemia, bone marrow, Engraftment, erythrocyte, Erythroid cell, hematopoiesis, hematopoietic stem cell, mast cell, Platelets, Red Blood Cells, Thrombocyte (Platelet)