Stem Cell terms starting with D

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1. Decidual cells A cellular matrix that first surrounds an implanted embryo and later occupies most of the endometrium.
2. Dendrite Extension of a nerve cell, typically branched and relatively short, that receives stimuli from other nerve cells.
3. Dental pulp The soft part inside a tooth, containing blood vessels and nerves.
4. Differentiation In cancer, refers to how mature (developed) the cancer cells are in a tumor. Differentiated tumor cells resemble normal cells and tend to grow and spread…
5. Diploid The status of having two complete sets of chromosome s, most commonly one set of paternal origin and the other of maternal origin.
6. Diploid human cell A cell having forty-six chromosomes.
7. Directed differentiation Manipulating stem cell culture conditions to induce differentiation into a particular cell type.
8. DNA The molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it from one generation to the next. Also called deoxyribonucleic acid.
9. DNA methylation A type of chemical modification of DNA that regulates gene expression.