progenitor cell

American  

[proh-jen-it-er sel] / proʊˈdʒɛn ɪt ər ˌsɛl /

noun

plural

progenitor cells

1. Cell Biology. a cell derived from a stem cell that differentiates into a specialized type of cell.

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progenitor cell Scientific  

/ prō-jĕn′ĭ-tər /

1. See stem cell

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Other Word Forms

• progenitor-cell adjective

Example Sentences

During development, only a specific set of genes is activated in a single progenitor cell.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024

A single cell resolution map of mouse haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell differentiation.

From Nature • Jan. 23, 2018

By contrast, in BM, nearly all multipotent cells were restricted to the stem cell compartment, whereas unilineage progenitors dominated the progenitor cell compartment.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 7, 2016

“Each time a progenitor cell reaches out and touches a neighbor, both cells pull back their filopodia and try growing in other directions,” Bergles explains.

From Scientific American • Jun. 24, 2013

Although bald areas had the same number of hair-making stem cells as normal scalp, there were fewer of a more mature type, called the progenitor cell.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2011