Term: hematopoietic multipotent progenitor cell heme metabolic process
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Name: hematopoietic multipotent progenitor cell
Synonyms: hemopoietic progenitor cell
Definition: A hematopoietic multipotent progenitor cell is multipotent, but not capable of long-term self-renewal. These cells are characterized as lacking lineage cell surface markers and being CD34-positive in both mice and humans.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009354]
Name: heme metabolic process
Synonyms: haem metabolic process, haem metabolism, heme metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042168]    QuickGO    AmiGO