Precursor cell

Precursor cell

General term for cell without self-renewal ability that contributes to tissue formation. In some cases it generates tissue stem cells.

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precursor cell

Medical; Stem cell research

General term for cell without self-renewal ability that contributes to tissue formation. In some cases it generates tissue stem cells.

precursor cell

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B lymphoid precursor cells

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Lymphocyte progenitor cells that are restricted in their differentiation potential to the B lymphocyte lineage. The pro-B cell stage of B lymphocyte development precedes the pre-B ...

B-lymphoid precursor cell

Medical; Health care; Medicine

Lymphocyte progenitor cells that are restricted in their differentiation potential to the B lymphocyte lineage. The pro-B cell stage of B lymphocyte development precedes the pre-B ...

erythroid precursor cell

Medical; Health care; Medicine

The cells in the erythroid series derived from myeloid progenitor cells or from the bi-potential megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitor cells which eventually give rise to mature red ...

granulocyte precursor cell

Medical; Health care; Medicine

The cells in the granulocytic series that give rise to mature granulocytes (neutrophils; eosinophils; and basophils). These precursor cells include myeloblasts, promyelocytes, ...

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

The oval spongy structure in the uterus from which the fetus derives its nourishment and oxygen. The placenta develops from the outer cell layer of the blastocyst, called the ...