Muscles In Muscular Dystrophy Animal Model Improved By Stem-cell Transplantation

		Plastic Surgery user forums > Plastic Surgery News
Muscles In Muscular Dystrophy Animal Model Improved By Stem-cell Transplantation

Plastic Surgery News Latest Plastic Surgery News

LinkBack

Thread Tools

Display Modes

#1 (permalink)

01-21-2008, 02:54 PM

News Feeder9 News Feeder9 is offline

Senior Member

Join Date: Jun 2007

Posts: 5,209

My Photos: (0)

Muscles In Muscular Dystrophy Animal Model Improved By Stem-cell Transplantation

Using embryonic stem cells from mice, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have prompted the growth of healthy - and more importantly, functioning - muscle cells in mice afflicted with a human model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.The study represents the first time transplanted embryonic stem cells have been shown to restore function to defective muscles in a model of muscular dystrophy.
More...

« EUSA Launches Novel Anaesthetic Plaster In UK - Rapydan(R) - Now Available For The Re | New York Times Examines Duration Of Breast Implants, Health Risks Of Reoperation »

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts vB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On

All times are GMT. The time now is 04:34 AM.