Stem cell researcher Jürgen Hescheler of the University of Cologne in Germany says that HES - derived heart muscle cells may be
the only kind of tissue that could treat heart attacks.
Not exact matches
Headquartered in Buffalo and established in 1981, Unyts is among the leading procurement organizations in the United States, and is the
only organization
of its
kind nationwide to offer opportunities for organ, eye,
tissue and blood donation.
Headquartered in Buffalo and established in 1981, UNYTS is among the leading organ procurement organizations in the U.S., and is the
only establishment
of its
kind to offer opportunities for organ, eye,
tissue and blood donation.
The results help fill in the scientific puzzle kicked off by Dolly's cloning, which proved that mammalian egg cells were capable
of dissolving the genetic roadblocks that limit the potential
of most adult cells to give rise to
only a single type
of tissue — that
of the organ from which they hail — whereas embryonic stem cells have the potential to become virtually any
kind of body
tissue.
WISH The ideal way to do this
kind of analysis would be with large family data sets with diverse
tissue types, so that the researchers know the parental genotypes, but Lappalainen says
only data sets from blood samples are currently available.
In some cases, a ring avulsion results in
only mild contusions and bruising, but in severe cases it can cause total deglovement — meaning all the skin and soft
tissue comes off
kind of like a glove — and may require amputation.