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UNIPOTENT STEM CELL [1 record]

Record 1 2004-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
  • Biotechnology
DEF

A stem cell that both divides and gives rise to a single mature cell type, such as a spermatogenic stem cell, which only gives rise to sperm.

Key term(s)
  • uni-potent stem cell
  • uni-potent cell
  • uni-potential cell
  • uni-potential stem cell

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
  • Biotechnologie
CONT

Il existe enfin des cellules souches unipotentes, c'est-à-dire qui ne sont capables, comme leur nom l'indique, de produire qu'un seul type de cellules, par exemple les hépatocytes du foie, les kératinocytes de la peau ou les myoblastes du muscle.

Spanish

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