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• Cell potency — Pluripotent, embryonic stem cells originate as inner mass cells within a blastocyst. The stem cells can become any tissue in the body, excluding a placenta. Only the morula s cells are totipotent, able to become all tissues and a placenta. The… …   Wikipedia

• cell lineage — The lineage of a cell relates to its derivation from the undifferentiated tissues of the embryo. Committed embryonic progenitors give rise to a range of differentiated cells: in principle it should be possible to trace the ancestry (lineage) of… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• Adult stem cell — Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells found throughout the body after embryonic development that divide to replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged tissues. Also known as somatic (from Greek Σωματικóς, of the body ) stem cells, they can …   Wikipedia

• adult T-cell leukemia — n a serious syndrome that is characterized by high counts of malignant T cells, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, skin lesions, and hypercalcemia and that is associated with the retrovirus HTLV I called also adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma * *… …   Medical dictionary

• Cell cycle checkpoint — Cell cycle checkpoints are control mechanisms that ensure the fidelity of cell division in eukaryotic cells. These checkpoints verify whether the processes at each phase of the cell cycle have been accurately completed before progression into the …   Wikipedia

• adult T-cell lymphoma — adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma see under leukemia …   Medical dictionary

• stem cell — Cell Biol. a cell that upon division replaces its own numbers and also gives rise to cells that differentiate further into one or more specialized types, as various B cells and T cells. [1880 85] * * * ▪ biology Introduction  an undifferentiated… …   Universalium

• cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …   Universalium

• Adult T-cell leukemia — ICD9|208.9 ICDO = ICDO|9827|3 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D015460 Adult T cell leukemia (ATL) is a rare cancer of the immune system s own T cells. Human T cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV 1) is… …   Wikipedia

• Cell cycle — For the separation of chromosomes that occurs as part of the cell cycle, see mitosis. For the Academic journal, see Cell Cycle. Each turn of the cell cycle divides the chromosomes in a cell nucleus. The cell cycle, or cell division cycle, is the… …   Wikipedia

• adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma — (ATL) a malignancy of mature T lymphocytes with onset in adulthood, believed to be caused by human T lymphotropic virus 1 and characterized by circulating pleomorphic malignant lymphocytes, skin lesions, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly,… …   Medical dictionary