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Cell potency — Pluripotent, embryonic stem cells originate as inner mass cells within a blastocyst. The stem cells can become any tissue in the body, excluding a placenta. Only the morula s cells are totipotent, able to become all tissues and a placenta. The… … Wikipedia
Cell, totipotent — A cell with the capacity to form an entire organism. Human development begins when a sperm fertilizes an egg and creates a single totipotent cell. In the first hours after fertilization, this cell divides into identical totipotent cells.… … Medical dictionary
multipotent — mul·tip·o·tent .məl tip ət ənt adj having the potential of becoming any of several mature cell types <multipotent stem cells> … Medical dictionary
multipotent — adjective a) Having the power to do many different things b) Describing a cell that can give rise to a limited number of several different types of cell See Also: multipotency … Wiktionary
Combined small-cell lung carcinoma — Classification and external resources Combined small cell lung carcinoma containing a component of squamous cell carcinoma ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
White blood cell — White Blood Cells redirects here. For the album by The White Stripes, see White Blood Cells (album). White blood cell A scanning electron microscope image of normal circulating human blood. In addition to the irregularly shaped leukocytes, both… … Wikipedia
List of topics in cell biology — Cell invokes a major branch of theory and research known variously as cell biology, cellular biology or cytology. The study of cell tissues is known as histology. Cell types are often referred to using the suffixes blast, clast, cyte, especially… … Wikipedia
Stem cell — Mouse embryonic st … Wikipedia
Adult stem cell — Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells found throughout the body after embryonic development that divide to replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged tissues. Also known as somatic (from Greek Σωματικóς, of the body ) stem cells, they can … Wikipedia
Mesenchymal stem cell — showing typical ultrastructural morphology. Latin cellula mesenchymatica precursoria Code TH H2 … Wikipedia
