Progenitor cell

Progenitor cell

Generic term for any dividing cell with the capacity to give rise to another cell type. Includes possible stem cells in which self-renewal has not yet been demonstrated.

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Category: Stem cell research
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progenitor cell

Medical; Stem cell research

Generic term for any dividing cell with the capacity to give rise to another cell type. Includes possible stem cells in which self-renewal has not yet been demonstrated.

progenitor cell

Medical; Health care; Medicine

Relatively undifferentiated cells that retain the ability to divide and proliferate throughout postnatal life to provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized ...

progenitor cell

Health care; Leukemia

An immature cell in the marrow that can be isolated by growing suspensions of marrow cells in culture dishes with added growth factors. Depending on the factors added, one can ...

hematopoietic progenitor cell

Medical; Health care; Medicine

Progenitor cells from which all blood cells derive.

lymphoid progenitor cell

Medical; Health care; Medicine

Stem cells from which B-lymphocytes; T-lymphocytes; natural killer cells; and some dendritic cells derive.

mesenchymal progenitor cell

Medical; Health care; Medicine

Multipotent stem cells that can develop into distinct mesenchymal tissue such as bone; tendons; muscles; adipose tissue; cartilage; nerve tissue; and blood and blood vessels. They ...

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 ...

oocyte

Medical; Stem cell research

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

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