"Stem Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Relatively undifferentiated cells that retain the ability to divide and proliferate throughout postnatal life to provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D013234
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.872
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| Concept/Terms |
Stem Cells- Stem Cells
- Cell, Stem
- Cells, Stem
- Stem Cell
- Mother Cells
- Cell, Mother
- Cells, Mother
- Mother Cell
- Progenitor Cells
- Cell, Progenitor
- Cells, Progenitor
- Progenitor Cell
Colony-Forming Unit- Colony-Forming Unit
- Colony Forming Unit
- Unit, Colony-Forming
- Units, Colony-Forming
- Colony-Forming Units
- Colony Forming Units
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2009 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2010 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2011 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2012 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| 2013 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2014 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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