progenitor

n.

祖先；先驱；前辈；原本

复数：progenitors

1. It is said that our progenitors are monkeys.
   据说我们的祖先是猴子。
2. He was the progenitor of a distinguished family.
   他是一家名门望族的始祖。
3. Marx is the progenitor of Communism.
   马克思是共产主义的创始人。
4. Schoenberg was a progenitor of modern music.
   勋伯格是一位现代音乐的先驱。

Isolation of putative progenitor endothelial cells for angiogenesis.
Isolation of putative progenitor endothelial cells for angiogenesis.
Circulating endothelial progenitor cells, vascular function, and cardiovascular risk.
Multipotent adult progenitor cells from bone marrow differentiate into functional hepatocyte-like cells
Recruitment of Stem and Progenitor Cells from the Bone Marrow Niche Requires MMP-9 Mediated Release of Kit-Ligand
In Vitro Chondrogenesis of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells ☆
Transplantation of ex vivo expanded endothelial progenitor cells for therapeutic neovascularization
Cytokine-induced mobilization of circulating endothelial progenitor cells enhances repair of injured arteries
SLAM family receptors distinguish hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells and reveal endothelial niches for stem cells.
Erratum:Purification and ex vivo expansion of postnatal human marrow mesodermal progenitor cells. Blood. 2001; 98:2615-2625