Immortal strand

Immortal strand

The hypothesis of selective retention of parental DNA strands during asymmetric self-renewal. Potential mechanism to protect stem cells from the mutations associated with replication.

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Industry/Domain: Medical
Category: Stem cell research
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immortal strand

Medical; Stem cell research

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potency

Medical; Stem cell research

The range of commitment options available to a cell.

pluripotent stem cells

Medical; Stem cell research

Stem cells that can develop into all the different cell types in the body except the placenta. They give rise to mulitpotent and unipotent stem cells as the embryo develops.

pluripotent

Medical; Stem cell research

Able to form all the body's cell lineages, including germ cells, and some or even all extraembryonic cell types. Example: embryonic stem cells.

plasticity

Medical; Stem cell research

Unproven notion that tissue stem cells may be able to generate the cell types of another tissue under certain conditions.

placenta

Medical; Stem cell research

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oocyte

Medical; Stem cell research

An egg before maturation; a female gametocyte; also called an ovocyte.

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