• Question: What are Oligopotent stem cells?

    Asked by penguin27 to Sharon on 14 Mar 2011 in Categories: .
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      Sharon Sneddon answered on 14 Mar 2011:

      Hi penguin,

      Oligopotent stem cells are cells that are able to form two or more mature cell types within a tissue. For example, neural stem cells that can create a subset of neurons in the brain are oligopotent.

      Hope this answers your question!

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