"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 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | A11.872 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Stem CellsStem CellsCell, StemCells, StemStem CellMother CellsCell, MotherCells, MotherMother CellProgenitor CellsCell, ProgenitorCells, ProgenitorProgenitor Cell
 Colony-Forming UnitColony-Forming UnitColony Forming UnitUnit, Colony-FormingUnits, Colony-FormingColony-Forming UnitsColony 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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