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fate map

[′fāt ‚map]
(embryology)
A graphic scheme indicating the definite spatial arrangement of undifferentiated embryonic cells in accordance with their destination to become specific tissues.
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Traditional fate mapping, which is somewhat like developing a family tree for cells, labels cells based on the expression of a certain gene.
Technology identifies cell that replenishes heart muscle
Citation: Wataru Kimura etal.' "Hypoxia fate mapping identifies cycling cardiomyocytes in the adult heart," Nature, 2015; DOI: 10.1038/nature14582
Technology identifies cell that replenishes heart muscle
The paper ("Hair Follicle Dermal Stem Cells Regenerate the Dermal Sheath, Repopulate the Dermal Papilla, and Modulate Hair Type", Developmental Cell (31,543-558, 8 December 2014) summarizes research involving in vivo fate mapping done in an attempt to link hair loss to the roles and fate of various cell populations in and around the hair follicle.
Study said to further validate baldness treatment
The researchers used "genetic fate mapping" techniques to make their discovery - a method that tracks the development of stem cells and cells derived from them, at desired time points during the life of an animal.
Stem cell manipulation could bring an end to obesity