somatic stem cell maintenance
id: GO:0035019
name: somatic stem cell maintenance
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The process in which an organism retains a population of somatic stem cells, undifferentiated cells in the embryo or adult which can undergo unlimited division and give rise to cell types of the body other than those of the germ-line.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0014834 | satellite cell maintenance involved in skeletal muscle regeneration |
| GO:0072038 | mesenchymal stem cell maintenance involved in nephron morphogenesis |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019827 | stem cell maintenance |
