Stem cell with neighbors (VIDEO)

Stowers Institute for Medical Research

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Three-dimensional rendering of a planarian stem cell (gray, center) with its neighbors. The stem cells reside in complex niches and have a diverse set of neighbors.

Neoblast (gray)
Phagocytic (blue)
Muscle (orange)
Hecatonoblast (pink)

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Stowers Institute for Medical Research

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