Term Name: | mesenchymal stem cell maintenance involved in metanephric nephron morphogenesis |
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Definition: | The process in which an organism retains a population of mesenchymal stem cells that contributes to the shaping of a nephron in the metanephros. A mesenchymal stem cell is a cell that retains the ability to divide and proliferate throughout life to provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized mesenchymal cells. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0072309] QuickGO AmiGO |