MULTIPOTENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does multipotent mean? 

• MULTIPOTENT (adjective)
  The adjective MULTIPOTENT has 1 sense:

1. able to many things

  Familiarity information: MULTIPOTENT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MULTIPOTENT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Able to many things

Context example:

multipotent drugs

Similar:

potent; stiff; strong (having a strong physiological or chemical effect)

 Context examples 

NPY regulates proliferation of multipotent postnatal neuronal precursor or basal cells by PKC-dependent rapid and transient activation of ERK1/2 MAP kinases (via NPY Y1 receptor subtype).

(Neuropeptide Y, NCI Thesaurus)

A multipotent subset of bone marrow stromal cells able to form bone, cartilage, stromal cells that support blood formation, fat, and fibrous tissue.

(Bone marrow stromal stem cells (skeletal stem cells), The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Multipotent self-renewing adherent non-hematopoietic stromal cells harvested from a patient's bone marrow and grown in vitro.

(autologous expanded mesenchymal stem cells OTI-010, NCI Thesaurus)

Allogeneic multipotent adult progenitor cells (MAPCs) are non-immunogenic due to the lack of major histocompatibility (MHC) molecule expression, and so elicit no immune response upon administration.

(Allogeneic Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

A topical cellular cytokine solution containing a distinct combination of growth factors and cytokines secreted by and released from amnion-derived multipotent progenitor (AMP) cells, with potential immunomodulating and skin healing activities.

(Amnion-derived Cellular Cytokine Solution, NCI Thesaurus)

Cell Fate Control involves intercellular, cellular, and intracellular processes that regulate the generally irreversible commitment of a multipotent cell(s) to a specific ensuing cell development lineage among alternate potential lineage options.

(Cell Fate Control, NCI Thesaurus)