self-renewal
Noun
Meaning
the act of renewing yourself (or itself)
Source: WordNetHypernyms
Examples
However, I would point out that this self-renewal is not 100 percent, otherwise we would all live for ever as there would be no kidney disease, for example, as all you have to do is sit tight and wait for spontaneous cell renewal.
Dr. Hope’s research program is focused on dissecting the molecular regulation of normal and malignant blood stem cell self-renewal and hopes to identify the underlying processes that ultimately lead to leukemic transformation and progression.
Research today appears to confirm Martinez' study. citation Hydra stem cells have a capacity for indefinite self-renewal.
One of the key players in self-renewal and development of haematopoietic cells is stem cell factor (SCF), citation which binds to the c-kit receptor on the HSC.
The proliferation and self-renewal of these cells depend on growth factors.