Which Cells Are Pluripotent?

Pluripotent cells can give rise to all of the cell types that make up the body; embryonic stem cells are considered pluripotent. Multipotent cells can develop into more than one cell type, but are more limited than pluripotent cells; adult stem cells and cord blood stem cells are considered multipotent.

Where are pluripotent cells found?

Pluripotent stem cells are cells that have the capacity to self-renew by dividing and to develop into the three primary germ cell layers of the early embryo and therefore into all cells of the adult body, but not extra-embryonic tissues such as the placenta.

What are examples of pluripotent cells?

Types of pluripotent stem cells:

“True” embryonic stem cell (ES cells) derived from embryos. Embryonic stem cells made by somatic cell nuclear transfer (ntES cells) Embryonic stem cells from unfertilized eggs (parthenogenesis embryonic stem cells, or pES cells)