DeCS

Descriptor English:

Totipotent Stem Cells

Descriptor Spanish:

Células Madre Totipotentes

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor

células madre totipotentes

Scope note:

Células únicas que poseen potencial para formar un organismo entero. Estas células poseen capacidad para especializarse y formar tejidos y membranas extraembrionarias, el embrión y todos los tejidos y órganos postembrionarios (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)"

Descriptor Portuguese:

Células-Tronco Totipotentes

Descriptor French:

Cellules souches totipotentes

Entry term(s):

Cellule souche totipotente

Tree number(s):

A11.872.870

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D039901

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)

Annotation:

MULTIPOTENT STEM CELLS and PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS are also available

Allowable Qualifiers:

CH composition chimique
CL classification
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EN enzymologie
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

36531

Unique ID:

D039901

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Date Established:

2003/01/01

Date of Entry:

2002/07/03

Revision Date:

2013/07/09