progenitor

noun

1. （人或动、植物等的）祖先，祖代
   a person or thing from the past that a person, animal or plant that is alive now is related to
   1. He was the progenitor of a family of distinguished actors.
      他是一个著名演艺世家的先辈。
2. 创始人；先驱
   a person who starts an idea or a development
   1. the progenitors of modern art
      现代艺术的先驱

1. N-COUNT 祖先
   A progenitor of someone is a direct ancestor of theirs.
   1. He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.
      他也是尼加拉瓜7任总统的祖先。
2. N-COUNT 创始人；鼻祖
   The progenitor of an idea or invention is the person who first thought of it.
   1. ...Clive Sinclair, progenitor of the C5 electric car.
      C5电动汽车的先驱克莱夫·辛克莱

1. He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua.
   他也是尼加拉瓜7任总统的祖先。
2. Isolation, Culture and Identification of Rat Bone Marrow-Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells
   鼠骨髓源性内皮祖细胞的分离培养与鉴定
3. Bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells ( EPC) improve vascular function and predict cardiovascular risk.
   骨髓来源的内皮祖细胞改善内皮功能，并且能预测心血管风险。
4. Reprogramming in Origin and Development of Leukemia Stem/ Progenitor Cells& Editorial
   重新编程与白血病干/祖细胞的起源与演化
5. The Effect of HGF Gene on the Proliferation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells
   HGF基因对血管内皮祖细胞增殖的影响
6. Role of Notch signaling in differentiation of retinal progenitor cells
   Notch信号对视网膜前体细胞分化的作用
7. Culture and Magnetically Labeling of Endothelial Progenitor Cells from Mouse Bone Marrow
   小鼠骨髓内皮祖细胞培养及磁标记研究
8. Advance on the relation of circulating endothelial cells endothelial progenitor cells and cancer
   循环内皮细胞、内皮祖细胞与肿瘤关系的研究进展
9. Current efforts focus on the application of stem and progenitor cells, bioactive factors and biomaterial scaffolds in transplantation procedures to affect regenerative therapies.
   当前工作的重点上，干细胞和祖细胞，生物活性因子和生物材料支架移植程序，影响再生疗法的应用。
10. BDNF treatment could not, however, further stimulate progenitor cell recruitment to the cortex.
    但是，BDNF不能更进一步地刺激祖细胞补充到皮质。
11. Research of Differential Inhibition, Autophagy and Transdifferentiation in Glioma Stem/ Progenitor Cells
    胶质瘤干祖细胞分化抑制、自噬活性与转分化的研究
12. The Study of the Correlation between Peripheral Blood Circulating Progenitor Cells ( CD34+ Cells) and Type 2 Diabetes
    外周血中循环祖细胞（CD34+细胞）与2型糖尿病的相关性研究
13. Experimental Study of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Differentiation of Vascular Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Vitro
    人脐带间充质干细胞向血管内皮祖细胞诱导分化的实验研究脐血造血干/祖细胞体外扩增实验研究
14. The injection of endothelial progenitor cells is promising to become a novel approach for the treatment of cardio-cerebrovascular diseases.
    注射内皮祖细胞有词望成为治疗心脑血管病的一种新手段。
15. Sal B; Endothelial progenitor cell; Cell factor; Antioxidant enzymes.
    丹酚酸B；内皮祖细胞；细胞因子；抗氧化酶。
16. EPO could improve hemoglobin probably by taking effect on late erythroid progenitor cells and their later stage cells.
    EPO可能作用于早产儿的红系晚期造血祖细胞及其以后阶段，进而使血红蛋白升高。
17. Mutagenic Action of Hematopoietic Stem/ Progenitor Cells from Human Umbilical Cord Blood in Nude Mice
    人脐血造血干/祖细胞对裸鼠的致突变作用
18. Three Hox genes could be involved in the increased proliferation of the progenitor cells.
    在祖细胞增殖能力增强过程中涉及三个Hox基因。
19. His laboratory studies the biology of cardiovascular stem and progenitor cells, with a focus on how cell metabolism may direct the differentiation and self-renewal of regenerative cells.
    他的实验室研究心血管疾病干细胞和祖细胞生物学并且致力于细胞的新陈代谢可能决定再生细胞的分化与自我更新。
20. Conclusion HGF gene-modified fetal liver progenitor cell therapy could be a potential therapeutic approach in treatment of liver fibrosis.
    结论HGF修饰的胎肝干细胞治疗可能成为肝纤维化潜在的治疗手段。
21. Effects of homocysteine on proliferation, adhesion and apoptosis of endothelial progenitor cells
    同型半胱氨酸对内皮祖细胞增殖黏附和凋亡的影响
22. The Effect of 3,4-Dihydroxyacetophenone on Endothelial Progenitor Cells
    青心酮对内皮祖细胞数量和功能的影响
23. Objective To investigate the proliferation and differentiation of neuronal progenitor cells in the rat brain after cerebral ischemia.
    目的研究成年大鼠脑梗死后原位神经干细胞的增殖和分化。
24. I asked for nonparenchymal progenitor cells!
    我要的是软组织源细胞！
25. Together these genes coordinate the complex changes needed to induce progenitor cells to differentiate into B lymphocytes.
    这些基因相互协调，共同完成诱导祖细胞向B淋巴细胞分化的复杂变化。
26. Content The text describes the biological characteristics of EPCs, summarizes the application of endothelial progenitor cell transplantation and discusses potential mechanisms of EPCs.
    内容描述了内皮祖细胞的生物学特性；总结了内皮祖细胞移植治疗的应用现状；探讨了内皮祖细胞可能的作用机制。
27. Objective To investigate induction of endothelial progenitor cell ( EPC) from peripheral blood.
    目的探索外周血内皮祖细胞的诱导培养方法。
28. Comparison of revascularization of bone marrow mononuclear cells and endothelial progenitor cells transplantation
    骨髓单个核细胞和骨髓源内皮祖细胞移植促进血流重建的比较研究
29. Objective To isolate endothelial progenitor cells from umbilical cord blood and observe their biologic behaviors.
    目的：从脐带血中分离单个核细胞以获得血管内皮前期细胞，并观察其生物学行为。

  ancestor forefather progenitor【导航词义：祖先】

  ancestor n. 祖先，祖宗

〔辨析〕用在谱系或历史书中，强调带有父系或母系嫡系血缘关系，是比祖父母更早的家族成员，无性别之分，女性祖先则常用 ancestress。

  forefather n. （尤指男性的）祖先，祖宗

〔辨析〕主要用于正式文体或文学作品，较少用于日常生活或历史书中。

  progenitor n. 〈正式〉（人或动物的）祖先；先驱

〔辨析〕不强调血缘关系，也不带家族或种族色彩，只强调遗传性；还可引申指某种观念等的创始者。

noun

1. an ancestor in the direct line

   Synonym:    primogenitor