Types of stem cells

Although the definition of stem cell involves its ability to generate other, not all stem cells have the same possibilities for differentiation in other cells. According to this capability stem cells are classified into:

·  Totipotentes or totipotenciales: they are able to transform into all the cells of an embryo and the cells outside the embryo, necessary for the development of the same as the placenta.

They are, after all, capable of giving rise to a living being. The zygote is a cell totipotente leading to the formation of other until blastocyst, which will no longer be totipotent cells. Corresponds to the embryonic stage for a living before becoming fetus.

·  Pluripotentes or pluripotenciales: they are able to generate cells from any part of the fabric of an organization, but by themselves would not be able to give rise to a new living being. There in the fetus.

·  Multipotentes or pluripotent: are those found in living things live once and it is believed that only give rise to specialized cells in certain tissues.