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What are the most important characteristics of stem cells?

There are five types of stem cells, because they have different abilities, this is the division:
  • Totipotent: This cell can become any kind of cell type, starting with the zygote, which is the cell formed by the fertilization of a sperm and an egg. This cell also separates to create the first few cells that result from the division of the zygote .
  • Pluripotent: This cell has the ability to differentiate into almost all types of cells. An example is the embryonic stem cell and some cells that are formed in the beginning of the embryonic stem cell division .
  • Multipotent: This one can only become a smaller number of cell types. Like the hematopoietic (adult) stem cells which can become red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets
  • Oligopotent: This cell may differentiate into a few cells. Examples include (adult) lymphoid or myeloid stem cells.
  • Unipotent: This cell can only produce one cell type, which is its own type, but it can self-renewal. An example of this cell is the (adult) muscle stem cells.
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