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In cell biology, a unipotent cell is one that has the capacity to develop/differentiate into only one type of tissue/cell type.[1] The most common of these in humans are skin cells. This cell has a unique property: self-renewal. This property distinguishes it from most other terminally differentiated non-stem cells. Hepatocytes, which constitute most of the cytoplasmic mass of the human liver, is unipotent. The liver's ability to regenerate from as little as 25% of its original mass is attributed to this property.[2]
A close synonym for unipotent cell is precursor cell.
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- ^ "Unipotent." CancerWEB
- ^ Michael, Dr. Sandra Rose (2007). "Bio-Scalar Technology: Regeneration and Optimization of the Body-Mind Homeostasis" (PDF). 15th Annual AAAAM Conference: 2. http://eesystem.com/docs/AAAAM%202007%20long%20biography%20abstr_.pdf.
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