Stem cell

Stem cell

A cell that can continuously produce unaltered daughters and also has the ability to produce daughter cells that have different, more restricted properties.

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stem cell

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

An undifferentiated active somatic cell that undergoes division and gives rise to other stem cells or to cells that differentiate to form specialized cells.

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Immature cells in the body that have the ability to develop into any of several types of specialized cells, as needed. Stem cells are being used in experimental therapies aimed at ...

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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