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fetal cell therapy

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

fetal cell therapy see fetal tissue implant .


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MATERIALS - SOFT TISSUE IMPLANT WITH MICRON-SCALE SURFACE TEXTURE
; The development of a soft tissue implant with a micron-scale surface texture should facilitate anchorage...rigidity, explains Andreas F. von Recum, inventor of the soft tissue implant, in European Patent application 0 359 575. When an optimally... Read more
Pile mesh soft tissue implant.(Prosthesis)
; A biocompatible soft tissue implant for repairing muscle or tissue wall defects is disclosed by Atrium Medical in US Patent 6 783 554. The implant has a raised surface... Read more
MARKETS - US implant market expected to double by 1999
; ...representing a compound annual growth rate of almost 12%, according to Frost & Sullivan. According to the study Soft tissue implant markets: manufacturers address regulations and defend against litigation (US$1895) the market for plastic and reconstructive... Read more
Laser-induced fluorescence and tissue engineering
; ...organs for implantation depends initially upon mediating immune responses and ultimately upon the functional lifetime of the tissue implant. Whether engineered from polymer scaffolds upon which self-assembly of functional organs and tissues can be coaxed or from... Read more
Covidien Completes Acquisition of Tissue Science
; ...of Tissue Science Laboratories, a medical device company dedicated to the research, development and commercialization of tissue implant products for surgical and wound care therapies. Covidien launched a public tender offer in the United Kingdom for all of... Read more
TEST METHODS: Computer-assisted in vitro biomaterial test for percutanous devices will help cut number of animal experiments
; ...computer-assisted in vitro test system to evaluate candidate biomaterials used for percutaneous devices. Maintaining an intact tissue implant interface is decisive for the long-term success of percutaneous devices. However, while animals have mainly been used for... Read more
Shoulder implant wins approval for expanded use.(Products)
; ...manufacturer, DePuy Orthopaedics, a Johnson & Johnson company, said the use of its trademarked Restore orthobiological soft tissue implant has been widened to all the tendons of the rotator cuff. This is the only implant to have this indication, according to... Read more
`SHAM SURGERY' AIDS PARKINSON'S STUDY SOME PARTICIPANTS 60, YOUNGER BENEFIT FROM EMBRYO TISSUE IMPLANT, CU RESEARCH SHOWS.(Local)
; ...severe Parkinson's disease had four tiny holes drilled through the forehead. Half the patients received a rice-grain-sized tissue implant in each hole, and half got nothing. The patients and their physicians weren't told who received the embryo tissue, which... Read more
Fabricating a soft-tissue implant model using GI-Mask soft tissue replicating material
; ...each abutment. This provides better long-term gingival health. Following are step-by-step procedures for fabricating a soft-tissue implant model using Coltene Whaledent's GI-Mask silicone-based soft-tissue replicating material (Coltene/Whaledent Inc.). 1. Remove... Read more
Soft-tissue implant material.(Dermaplant Dermal Allograft from Collagenesis Inc.)(Brief Article)
; Collagenesis, Inc., has begun shipping its newest product, Dermaplant [TM], a solid human tissue matrix. Dermaplant Dermal Allograft, composed of collagen fibers, proteoglycans, and an elastic network, can be used in the repair or replacement of inadequate or damaged soft tissue. Acellular, Read more

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fetal tissue implant
or fetal cell therapy, implantation of...experimental procedures, fetal brain tissue has...brain, but such therapy failed to show significant...study. Because fetal cell therapy uses tissue from...federal funds for fetal-tissue research... Read more
Fetal Hemoglobin Test
...techniques. During fetal development, fetal hemoglobin composes about 90 percent...blood is composed of about 70 percent fetal hemoglobin. As the infant's bone marrow begins to produce new red cells, fetal hemoglobin begins to decrease rapidly...less of total hemoglobin is found as fetal ... Read more
stem cells
...fertilized egg is the ultimate stem cell. It is totipotent – capable...cells found in the body, and also the fetal part of the placenta and supporting...few divisions, up to at least the 8-cell stage, all the cells of the tiny embryo...only a certain range of possible final cell types. ... Read more
Bexarotene
...is used to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphomas that have not responded to therapy with other drugs commonly used...this disease. A cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is a tumor found on...take bexarotene. The risks of fetal abnormality are high, and women...thyroid hormone replacement therapy may be ... Read more
Anagrelide
...cells in their blood. Platelets are a cell type formed in the bone marrow that are...twice daily. Based on the response to therapy, the dose of anagrelide can be increased...that anagrelide administration may cause fetal abnormalities. Pregnant patients should...Ph.D. KEY TERMS Platelets — A ... Read more

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