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Totipotency or plenipotency: rethinking stem cell bipotentiality
18 Mar 2025
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The term 'totipotency' has often been misapplied in stem cell research to describe cells with embryonic and extraembryonic bipotentiality, despite a lack of evidence that they can generate an entire organism from a single cell. Additionally, no specific term currently distinguishes bipotential stem cells from pluripotent cells, which contribute poorly to extraembryonic tissues. This review examines the...
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