Name of Stem cells | Location | Function | References |
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Epidermal stem cells | Base of the interfollicular epidermis; bulge part of a hair follicle | Regeneration of hair follicle and part of epidermis | |
Mesenchymal stem cells | Human synovial fluid; Wharton’s jelly | Differentiate into osteoblasts, chondrocytes, etc | |
Neural stem cells | Subgranular zone, subventricular zone | Differentiation of neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes | |
Intestinal stem Cells | Intestine | Intestinal epithelial regeneration | |
Cancer stem cells | In various tumors | Tumor formation, recurrence, drug resistance, etc | |
Hematopoietic stem cells | Bone marrow | Any lineage that differentiates into blood cells | [123] |