| Term: | hematopoietic stem cell maintenance of location |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | hematopoietic stem cell |
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| Synonyms: | colony forming unit hematopoietic, hematopoietic progenitor cell, hemopoietic progenitor cell, hemopoietic stem cell, HSC |
| Definition: | A stem cell from which all cells of the lymphoid and myeloid lineages develop, including blood cells and cells of the immune system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009014] |
| Name: | maintenance of location |
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| Synonyms: | maintenance of localization, retention, sequestering, storage |
| Definition: | Any process in which a cell, substance or cellular entity, such as a protein complex or organelle, is maintained in a location and prevented from moving elsewhere. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0051235] QuickGO AmiGO |