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[ES cell]
[embryonic stem cells; embryonal stem cells] abbr. ESC. These cells are non-transformed pluripotent cells derived from the inner cell masses of normal late blastocysts, which give rise to all organs of the growing fetus including the germline (for overview see also: Evans, 2011). For cells with similar if not identical characteristics see: iPS cells [induced pluripotent stem cells].
In suspension cultures embryonic stem cells undergo spontaneous self-assembly into cell aggregates called embryoid bodies. This process is associated with cell differentiation
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