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intestinal crypt stem cell of appendix

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An intestinal crypt stem cell that is located in the vermiform appendix. These stem cells reside at the bottom of crypts in the appendix and are highly proliferative. They either differentiate into transit amplifying cells or self-renew to form new stem cells. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20683682 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3440-1876 ]

Synonyms: intestinal crypt stem cell of appendix vermiformis, stem cell of intestinal crypt of Lieberkuhn of appendix vermiformis, intestinal crypt stem cell of vermiform appendix, appendix intestinal crypt stem cell, stem cell of intestinal crypt of Lieberkuhn of appendix