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Stem cell research

Stem cell research is the study of stem cells which are biological cells found in all multicellular organisms that grow into all forms of cells and multiply by themselves.

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Stem cell research

Blastomere

Medical; Stem cell research

A cell produced during cleavage of a fertilised egg.

Blastocyst

Medical; Stem cell research

An early stage embryo of about 100 cells that has not yet implanted into the womb. The blastocyst is a sphere made up of an outer layer of cells, a fluid-filled cavity and cluster of cells inside ...

Multipotent stem cells

Medical; Stem cell research

Stem cells that can give rise to a limited number of other cell types. They are committed to becoming a variety of cell types associated with specific functions or organs/tissues (e.g., blood, heart, ...

Multipotent

Medical; Stem cell research

Able form multiple mature cell types that constitute an entire tissue or tissues. Example: haematopoietic (blood) stem cells.

Inner cell mass

Medical; Stem cell research

The cluster of cells found inside the blastocyst that gives rise to all the cells of the body in the developing human organism.

Lineage

Medical; Stem cell research

Term used to describe cells with a common ancestry, that is developing from the same type of identifiable immature cell.

Oocyte

Medical; Stem cell research

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

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