progenitor cell
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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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