| id | GO:0035019 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | somatic stem cell maintenance |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The process in which an organism retains a population of somatic stem cells, undifferentiated cells in the embryo or adult which can undergo unlimited division and give rise to cell types of the body other than those of the germ-line." [GOC:bf, ISBN:0582227089] |
| is_a | GO:0019827 ! stem cell maintenance |