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Multipotent Stem Cells

Medical Definition: Specialized stem cells that are committed to give rise to cells that have a particular function; examples are MYOBLASTS; MYELOID PROGENITOR CELLS; and skin stem cells. (Stem Cells: A Primer [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institutes of Health (US); 2000 May [cited 2002 Apr 5]. Available from: https://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/primer.htm)
Guide Notes: TOTIPOTENT STEM CELLS and PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS are also available
Previously Indexed: Stem Cells or specifics (1982-2002)

Multipotent Stem Cells Medical Definitions and Terms

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