Anatomy

Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Progenitor cells from which all blood cells derived. They are found primarily in the bone marrow and also in small numbers in the peripheral blood.

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Progenitor cells from which all blood cells derived. They are found primarily in the bone marrow and also in small numbers in the peripheral blood.

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells
  • Progenitor Cells, Hematopoietic
  • Stem Cells, Hematopoietic
  • Cell, Hematopoietic Progenitor
  • Cell, Hematopoietic Stem
  • Cells, Hematopoietic Progenitor
  • Cells, Hematopoietic Stem
  • Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell
  • Progenitor Cell, Hematopoietic
  • Stem Cell, Hematopoietic
  • Colony-Forming Units, Hematopoietic
  • Colony Forming Units, Hematopoietic
  • Colony-Forming Unit, Hematopoietic
  • Hematopoietic Colony-Forming Unit
  • Hematopoietic Colony-Forming Units
  • Unit, Hematopoietic Colony-Forming
  • Units, Hematopoietic Colony-Forming

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14 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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72(71)

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Previous Indexing

  • Bone Marrow/cytology (1966-1970)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006412. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006412
  2. Hematopoietic Stem Cells. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematopoietic_stem_cell
  3. Hematopoietic Stem Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q514525