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a) Having the power to do many different thingsb) Describing a cell that can give rise to a limited number of several different types of cellSee Also: multipotency
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Multipotent — Mul*tip o*tent, a. [L. multipotens; multus much + potens powerful. See {Potent}.] Having manifold power, or power to do many things. Jove multipotent. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
multipotent — index influential, powerful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
multipotent — mul·tip·o·tent .məl tip ət ənt adj having the potential of becoming any of several mature cell types <multipotent stem cells> … Medical dictionary
multipotent — adjective able to many things multipotent drugs • Similar to: ↑potent, ↑strong, ↑stiff … Useful english dictionary
multipotent — /mul tip euh teuhnt/, adj. having power to produce or influence several effects or results. Also, multipotential /mul teuh peuh ten sheuhl/. [1600 10; MULTI + POTENT1] * * * … Universalium
multipotent — mul·tip·o·tent … English syllables
multipotent — a. having many powers … Dictionary of difficult words
multipotent cell — Progenitor or precursor cell that can give rise to diverse cell types in response to appropriate environmental cues … Dictionary of molecular biology
Multipotency — Multipotent progenitor cells can give rise to several other cell types, but those types are limited in number. An example of a multipotent stem cell is a hematopoietic cell a blood stem cell that can develop into several types of blood cells, but … Wikipedia
Multipotenz — Multipotent nennt man Stammzellen, die sich zu verschiedenen Zelltypen einer bestimmten Linie entwickeln können. Im Gegensatz zu den pluripotenten Stammzellen sind sie aber nicht mehr in der Lage, sich zu nahezu jeder Körperzelle zu entwickeln.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
