Sentences with phrase «human placenta as»

A new role for the human placenta as a hematopoietic site throughout gestation.

«Essentially, we are using the human placenta as a model to identify genes that play a key role in invasion in both the placenta and cancer,» wrote Chi Sutherland, a Ph.D. candidate leading the project, in an email.

That said, every major TCM textbook lists human placenta as a «herb.»

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In western medicine the human placenta is usually regarded as nothing more than human waste.

Rather than just being a passive bridge between you and your baby, the placenta also produces hormones and signaling molecules, such as human placental lactogen (HPL), relaxin, oxytocin, progesterone and estrogen, which are necessary for both of you during pregnancy.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Magee - Womens Research Institute (MWRI) have devised a cell - based model of the human placenta that could help explain how pathogens that cause birth defects, such as Zika virus, cross from mother to unborn child.

They found methylation defects on several human genes in the cord blood and placentas of ART embryos, suggesting that a similar effect might be occurring in humans as well.

Digging deeper, the researchers discovered that this pregnancy - like state was being caused by the human growth hormone, explains Professor Schuit: «In mice, the human growth hormone has the same effect as hormones that are produced by the placenta in pregnant mice.

Naïve stem cells are blank slates that form the basis for not only all the cells of the human body, but cells that make up the placenta to support an embryo as well.

«This will add a new dimension to research into «liquid biopsies» and facilitate the clinical use of extracellular vesicles to inform the physiology and health of organs that are hard to access, such as the placenta during human pregnancy,» said Yoel Sadovsky, director of the Magee - Womens Research Institute at the University of Pittsburgh.

Figure 1: The blastocyst is a hollow sphere made of approximately 150 cells and contains three distinct areas: the trophoblast, which is the surrounding outer layer that contains the trophoblast stem cells and later becomes the placenta, the blastocoel, which is a fluid - filled cavity within the blastocyst, and the inner cell mass, also known as the embryoblast, which can become the embryo proper, or fetus, and is where human embryonic stem cells are isolated from.

Human amniotic membrane (AM), the innermost layer of the placenta is the most common substrate used for both in vitro cultures and as a vehicle for transfer of cells during transplantation, due to its structural similarities to the ocular surface, as well as its biological and functional properties.

Aseptically recover human tissue for transplant and medical research that includes musculoskeletal tissues, skin, cardiovascular tissues, corneas, placentas and other tissues or organs performing as team leader and coordinator.