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Totipotent Stem Cells MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Totipotent Stem Cells
Tree Number(s)
A11.872.870
Unique ID
D039901
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D039901
Annotation
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)
Entry Term(s)
Stem Cells, Totipotent
Public MeSH Note
2003
History Note
2003
Date Established
2003/01/01
Date of Entry
2002/07/03
Revision Date
2013/07/09
Totipotent Stem Cells Preferred
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