Sentences with phrase «similar embryonic tissue»

In females, a similar embryonic tissue called the Müllerian duct develops into the fallopian tubes, uterus and vagina.

Not exact matches

If you put embryonic stem cells on a substrate like Jell - O — mechanically similar to brain tissue — they turn into neurons.

Genetic scans indicated that the cells were more similar to embryonic tissue than to the original fibroblasts.

The result — the second such finding in the past year — suggests that similar cells from human testicles might have similar powers, paving the way to creating replacement tissue for men who have suffered damage from heart attacks or other injuries and avoiding some of the controversy surrounding embryonic stem cells (ESC).

While much recent research has not been published in this area, there is actually a long history of studies that show: (1) there is a significant number of antigens shared between tumors and embryonic tissues (called «oncofetal antigens») and, consequently, antibodies made against tumors can also recognize embryonic tissues, and vice versa; (2) pregnancy confers some immunity against cancer (accompanied by antibody production against oncofetal antigens), not only against its occurrence but also against its growth; (3) similar to pregnancy, an immune response against cancer can be generated by vaccinating animals with embryonic tissues.

Interestingly, this state of immune tolerance is similar to what happens during pregnancy, and, more specifically, it's been found that the body's response to a tumor is very similar to its response to embryonic tissues.

And in a similar way you have heart tissue that's embryonic, fetal and adult, and we don't really know which type of tissue is being developed, and that needs to be worked on more specifically.