Definition of "multipotent" []

• Having the power to do many different things (adjective)
• Describing a cell that can give rise to a limited number of several different types of cell (adjective)

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• "This cell population, termed multipotent progenitor cells, or MPP, appears to be activated in the context of allergies or infection with parasitic worms and may be one of the earliest cellular events in the developing immune response."
• "Our group originally demonstrated the capacity of MSC, also known as multipotent stromal cells, to home to tumors and participate in tumor stroma formation, suggesting MSC as a potential source of stroma"
• "While such cells aren't pluripotent, they are "multipotent", which means they can normally differentiate into various other cell types."