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Embryonic Stem Cells

"Embryonic 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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Cells derived from the BLASTOCYST INNER CELL MASS which forms before implantation in the uterine wall. They retain the ability to divide, proliferate and provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized cells.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Embryonic Stem Cells" by people in this website by year, and whether "Embryonic Stem Cells" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 24 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2012
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