Stem cells

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Stem Cells

Haematopoietic stem cells are the common ancester to all blood cells in the body and are found in the bone marrow.[1]

However, embryonic stem cells have the potential to differentiate into any cell type found in an organism.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Alberts, B., Bray, D., Hopkin, K., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K., Walter, P., (2008) Essential Cell Biology, 5th edition, New York: Garland Science
  2. ↑ Becker, W. M., Kleinsmith L. J., Hardin, J., Bertoni, G. P., (2009) The World of the Cell, 7th edition, San Francisco: Pearson Education
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