Proliferation Behaviors of Tissues
3. Renewal tissues - tissue is in constant state of cell turnover.
A permanent, active proliferation zone containing stem cells that generate a population of differentiated cells, which have a finite lifetime and are constantly dying and being replaced.
Complete Activity 2 In Lecture 12 Worksheet
Tissue Renewal
Stem cell - cells that are undifferentiated, are long lived, and can both renew themselves and generate differentiated progeny.
Tissue-specific stem cells - discussed here