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human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)

Cells that are generated from somatic cells through artificial reprogramming by introducing genes or proteins, or via chemical or drug treatment, or cells that are obtained from such cells through cell division, and which possess the ability to differentiate into the endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm, and furthermore, to maintain the ability to self-renew or a similar ability.