epithelial stem cell

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stem cells

  • neural and hematopoietic stem cells
    In stem cell: Epithelial stem cells

    The epidermis of the skin contains layers of cells called keratinocytes. Only the basal layer, next to the dermis, contains cells that divide. A number of these cells are stem cells, but the majority are transit amplifying cells. The keratinocytes slowly move…

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