SB2d Stem Cells Flashcards
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Adult stem cell
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Stem cell found in specialised tissue that can produce more of the specialised cells in that tissue for growth and repair.
2
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Cancer
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Disease caused by the uncontrolled division of stem cells in a part of the body.
3
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Embryonic stem cell
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Stem cell from an early embryo that can produce specialised cells of many different types.
4
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Meristem cell
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Stem cell found in a plant meristem.
5
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Rejection
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When the immune system attacks and kills cells and tissue that come from another person, such as blood (after transfusion) or stem cells.
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Stem cell
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Unspecialised cell that continues to divide by mitosis to produce more stem cells and other cells that differentiate into specialised cells.
