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Adult stem cells
Undifferentiated cells that have the potential to become a limited number of specific cell types. These multipotent cells are found in small quantities in umbilical cord blood and adult tissues. There is limited evidence that one type of adult stem cells can produce cells that naturally come from another type of adult stem cells.
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