Stem Cells Explained

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLURIPOTENT AND MULTI-POTENT STEM CELLS Pluripotent cells can give rise to all of the cell types that make up the body; embryonic stem cells are considered pluripotent. Multi-potent 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. 10