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DictionarySeecellembryonic stem cell
embryonic stem cell[‚em·brē¦än·ik ′stem ‚sel] (embryology) Undifferentiated cell derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst that can give rise to any of the three embryonic germ layers, and thus can form any cell or tissue type of the body, but cannot give rise to the full spectrum of cells required to complete fetal development. embryonic stem cell
embryonic stem celltotipotent cells composing the inner cell mass of the blastocyst.embryonic stem cell Abbreviation: ES cell A cell from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst (the 3-5 day old mammalian embryo) that can give rise to all the somatic cells of the body. Embryonic stem cells can be maintained as pure stem cell cultures. See: adult stem cellSee also: cellembryonic stem cell (ESC) 1. A cell taken from an early embryo and intended for therapeutic application of its totipotential property. 2. A cell derived from an embryo resulting from a donated egg whose nucleus has been removed and replaces by a cell from a prospective patient. During pregnancy some ESCs pass across the placental barrier and enter the mothers bloodstream. There are suggestions that these stem cells may repair damaged maternal organs, including the brain. Cells can be derived from umbilical cord blood that appear to have most of the properties of ESCs. LegalSeeCellAcronymsSeeescalator |