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Cells > Stem Cells > Totipotent Stem Cells

Preferred term

Totipotent Stem Cells  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Stem Cells, Totipotent

Note

  • MULTIPOTENT STEM CELLS and PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS are also available

Scope note

  • Single cells that have the potential to form an entire organism. They have the capacity to specialize into extraembryonic membranes and tissues, the embryo, and all postembryonic tissues and organs. (Stem Cells: A Primer [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institutes of Health (US); 2000 May [cited 2002 Apr 5]. Available from: http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/primer.htm)

History note

  • 2003

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D039901

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