progenitor cell

American

[proh-jen-it-er sel] / proʊˈdʒɛn ɪt ər ˌsɛl /

noun

plural

progenitor cells

Cell Biology. a cell derived from a stem cell that differentiates into a specialized type of cell.

progenitor cell Scientific

/ prō-jĕn′ĭ-tər /

See stem cell

Other Word Forms

progenitor-cell adjective

Example Sentences

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During development, only a specific set of genes is activated in a single progenitor cell.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024

A single cell resolution map of mouse haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell differentiation.

From Nature • Jan. 23, 2018

By contrast, in BM, nearly all multipotent cells were restricted to the stem cell compartment, whereas unilineage progenitors dominated the progenitor cell compartment.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 7, 2016

As an oligodendrocyte progenitor cell divides, each new progenitor explores its environment with filopodia, orienting itself around its neighbors.

From Scientific American • Jun. 24, 2013

Although bald areas had the same number of hair-making stem cells as normal scalp, there were fewer of a more mature type, called the progenitor cell.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2011

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