Anatomy

Totipotent Stem Cells

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)

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Abstract

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)

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5 entry terms
  • Stem Cells, Totipotent
  • Cell, Totipotent Stem
  • Cells, Totipotent Stem
  • Stem Cell, Totipotent
  • Totipotent Stem Cell

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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MULTIPOTENT STEM CELLS and PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS are also available

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History Note

2003

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  1. A11w.872w.870

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Totipotent Stem Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D039901. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D039901
  2. Totipotent Stem Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66591223