pluripotentiality

[ploor″ĭ-po-ten″she-al´ĭ-te]

ability to develop in any one of several different ways, or to affect more than one organ or tissue. adj., adj pluripo´tent, pluripoten´tial.

pluripotentiality

The ability of stem cells to differentiate into almost all cells that arise from the three germ layers but not to form placenta or supporting structures. See also UNIPOTENTIALITY.

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(14,15) The sphere-derived cells were then transplanted into the amniotic cavity of the embryonic chicks prior to gastrulation to determine their pluripotentiality. The transplanted sphere-derived cells did indeed give rise to cells from all three germ layers.