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"Repair-specific proliferative cells mainly contribute to the epithelium -- the thin outer layer -- of the newly formed tentacle."

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2023

Repair-specific proliferative cells only appear at the time of injury.

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2023

Lifespan extension by preserving proliferative homeostasis in Drosophila.

From Nature • Nov. 28, 2017

Chondrocytes in the next layer, the zone of maturation and hypertrophy, are older and larger than those in the proliferative zone.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The vital reaction induced by such irritation results in dilatation of the vessels of the part, emigration of leucocytes, transudation of lymph, and certain proliferative changes in the fixed tissue cells.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis