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embryonic cell

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Noun1.embryonic cell - a cell of an embryo
formative cell
cell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
blastocyte - an undifferentiated embryonic cell
ameloblast - a cell from which tooth enamel develops
bone-forming cell, osteoblast - a cell from which bone develops
erythroblast - a nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop
fibroblast - a cell from which connective tissue develops
neuroblast - a cell from which a nerve cell develops
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It is illegal to use federally funded equipment for research on newer embryonic cell lines.
Despite veto, our voices were heard by Inside MS
Under pressure from anti-abortion and religious activists, the Bush Administration in August 2001 abruptly announced that federal money could be used only for research on the very small number of embryonic cell lines that existed as of that time.
Have stem cells finally arrived? Despite fraud and controversy, signs ... by Hawthorne, Fran / Chief Executive (U.S.)
When the researchers put the embryonic cells into mice and reactivated the gene, the cells formed healthy intestines.
Do no harm: stem cells created without destroying healthy embryos by Brownlee, C. / Science News
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