FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term homeostasis of number of cells ID (Ontology) GO:0048872 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Any biological process involved in the maintenance of the steady-state number of cells within a population of cells.
Also Known As "cell population homeostasis" ; "homeostasis of cell number"
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                                  multicellular organismal-level homeostasis
                                   |__homeostasis of number of cells  42 rec.
                                       |__epidermal stem cell homeostasis
                                       |__hematopoietic stem cell homeostasis 3 rec.
                                       |__hepatocyte homeostasis
                                       |__homeostasis of number of cells within a tissue 3 rec.
                                       |   |__homeostasis of number of meristem cells
                                       |   |__homeostasis of number of retina cells
                                       |__host-mediated modulation of intestinal microbiota composition
                                       |__host-mediated modulation of oral microbiota composition
                                       |__intestinal stem cell homeostasis 36 rec.
                                       |__leukocyte homeostasis
                                       |   |__basophil homeostasis
                                       |   |__dendritic cell homeostasis
                                       |   |__eosinophil homeostasis
                                       |   |__lymphocyte homeostasis(+)
                                       |   |__macrophage homeostasis
                                       |   |__mast cell homeostasis
                                       |   |__monocyte homeostasis
                                       |   |__neutrophil homeostasis
                                       |__myeloid cell homeostasis
                                           |__basophil homeostasis
                                           |__eosinophil homeostasis
                                           |__erythrocyte homeostasis
                                           |__macrophage homeostasis
                                           |__mast cell homeostasis
                                           |__monocyte homeostasis
                                           |__neutrophil homeostasis
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    "homeostasis of cell number" EXACT
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