A relatively undifferentiated cell that retains the ability to divide and proliferate throughout life to provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized cells. [ MESH:D013234 GOC:tfm ]
Synonyms: animal stem cell
Term information
- FMA:63368
- CALOHA:TS-2086
general_cell_types_upper_slim, human_reference_atlas
This term applies to metazoan. For plant stem cells, consider using PO:0004011 ‘initial cell’ or its parent PO:0004010 ‘meristematic cell’.