Sentences with phrase «on a collagen matrix»

Using a 3 1/4 - inch - square piece of skin from an aborted 14 - week - old fetus, researchers nurtured skin cells on a collagen matrix, creating sheets about the size of a 3 - by -5-inch index card.

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A study performed on rats showed that the pelvic floor muscle fiber length increases between 21 - 37 % and the quantity of extracellular collagen matrix increases by 140 % in the pelvic floor muscles.

Many studies have shown that stiffness of the extracellular matrix, the fibrous network of collagen that surrounds cells, promotes cellular mobility; cells can get a better grip on stiffer surfaces and thus invade neighboring tissue.

A study conducted by the Department of Dermatology at the University of Kiel in Germany found that the oral intake of specific bioactive collagen peptides reduced skin wrinkles and had positive effects on dermal matrix synthesis [2].

Dietary supplementation with collagen peptides has demonstrated a notably stimulatory effect on dermal cellular metabolism, improving the biosynthesis of extracellular matrix proteins and, consequently, restoring dermal structure.