News tagged with mouse fibroblasts


Studies investigate oxygen's impact as a factor in transplantation

Two studies published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (21:7), now freely available on-line, investigate the role of oxygen in cell transplantation.

Medical research created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cells derived from debrided burn tissue may be useful for tissue engineering

A research team in the Netherlands has found that cells from burn eschar, the non-viable tissue remaining after burn injury and normally removed to prevent infection, can be a source of mesenchymal cells that may be used ...

Medical research created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Recapitulation of the entire hepatitis C virus life in engineered mouse cell lines

A US study presented today at The International Liver CongressTM 2012 demonstrates that the entire HCV lifecycle can be recapitulated in murine cells, implying that HCV permissive mouse models could soon be developed.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists turns liver cells directly into neurons with new technique

(Medical Xpress) -- Fully mature liver cells from laboratory mice have been transformed directly into functional neurons by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The switch was accomplished with the introduction ...

Medical research created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer drug may also work for scleroderma

A drug used to treat cancer may also be effective in diseases that cause scarring of the internal organs or skin, such as pulmonary fibrosis or scleroderma.

Medications created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mice with human livers make pharmaceutical testing more accurate

(Medical Xpress) -- In a new report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers reveal a new miniature artificial human liver that can be implanted into mice to bet ...

Medical research created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report