A stromal cell of the endometrium that is fibroblastic in appearance. During decidualization this cell may differentiate into a decidual stromal cell. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30013421 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11331626 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30309298 Wiki:Decidualization&oldid=908981933#Endometrial_stromal_cells_(ESCs) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-1040-z ]
Synonyms: endometrial stromal cell endometrial stromal fibroblast
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- stromal cell
- has potential to directly develop into some decidual cell
- part of some endometrial stroma