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fetal tissue implant
fetal tissue implant or fetal cell therapy, implantation of tissue from a fetus into a patient. In experimental procedures, fetal brain tissue has been implanted in the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease so that the fetal tissue will supply chemicals lacking in the diseased brain,... Read more |
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breast implant
breast implant saline- or silicone-filled prosthesis used after mastectomy as a part of the breast reconstruction process or used cosmetically to augment small breasts. An implant consists of a fluid-filled, malleable pouch that is designed to mimic to the look and feel of natural breast tissue... Read more |
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Mentor Corp
Mentor Corporation 5425 Hollister AvenueSanta Barbara, California 93111U.S.A. (805) 681-6000Fax: (805) 964-2712Web site:http://www.mentorcorp.com Public Company Incorporated: 1969Employees: 1,612Sales: $215.2 million (1998)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ Ticker Symbol: MNTRSICs: 3842 Surgical... Read more |
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Cochlear implants
Cochlear implants Definition A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device used to treat severe to profound hearing loss. It is surgically implanted underneath the skin behind the patient's ear. Purpose A cochlear implant delivers useful auditory signals from the environment to the... Read more |
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Dental implants
Dental implants Definition Dental implants are surgically fixed substitutes for roots of missing teeth. Embedded in the jawbone, they act as anchors for a replacement tooth, also known as a crown, or a full set of replacement teeth. Purpose The purpose of dental implant... Read more |
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medical transplantation
medical transplantation surgical procedure by which a tissue or organ is removed and replaced by a corresponding part, either from another part of the body or from another individual. A life-saving medical technique, transplantation also is an important tool in experimental biology; it is used to... Read more |
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Danazol
Danazol Definition Danazol is a synthetic androgen hormone that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved in 1976. It is also known by its trade name, Danocrine. Purpose Danazol is approved for use in the treatment of endometriosis, fibrocystic breast changes, and in... Read more |
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microdissection
microdissection (micromanipulation) A technique used for the dissection of living cells under the high power of an optical microscope. It utilizes minute mechanically manipulated instruments, such as needles, scalpels, micropipettes, and lasers. For example, the instruments may be used to remove a... Read more |
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Blastocyst
blastocyst A mammalian embryo at the stage at which, after cleavage, it is implanted in the wall of the uterus. It consists of a thin-walled, hollow sphere (trophoblast) enclosing a blastocoel. Attached to the inner surface of the trophoblast at one end there is a sheet of cells that will become the... Read more |
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Brain stimulation
Deep brain stimulation Definition Deep brain stimulation (DBS) delivers a constant low electrical stimulation to a small region of the brain, through implanted electrodes connected to an implanted battery. It is used to partially restore normal movements in Parkinson's... Read more |
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Promise in fetal tissue research
...over transplanting tissue from aborted fetuses...results of such implants in a handful of...public funding of fetal implants, a ban that many...provision ending the implant ban. Like former...Research with fetal ... |
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Fetal transplants show promise. (Parkinson's disease treatment) (includes...
...clinical trials, brain implants of fetal tissue have improved the conditions...transplantation research using fetal tissue from induced...While researchers hoped fetal tissue transplants...of nonneuronal ... |
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Use of human fetal tissue in bionic and biomaterial devices.
...diseased or lost tissue function, have...The hypoantigenic fetal tissue has the potentialities...synthetic / metallic implants in medicine and...biofreindly using a fetal endothetial cell lining and this...be covered with ... |
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Cell implants -- going right to the source of the problem
...hold great promise for attacking...experimental cell implants...quickly to try implants in patients...dystrophy, cell transplants...implanted cells can be targeted...launched cell implant ... |
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Fetal tissue transplants fail to help patients with severe Parkinson's...
...treated with brain tissue transplants from...patients who received implants of fetal dopamine neurons...appropriateness of using fetal tissue from aborted...injecting the fetal cells. In the...inserted, and ... |
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Promises, promises: is embryonic stem-cell research sound public policy?
...point to the promise of stem-cell research, particularly...with embryonic cells, as Franklin...leading stem-cell researchers...oversees stem-cell research. Klein...potential of stem cells, he said...campaign to ... |
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SCIENTISTS TRYING TO OUTSMART BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER.(LIFE & LEISURE)
...also use the holes to implant fetal brain cells or small packets of...who paved the way for fetal tissue transplants in humans...they can. Although fetal tissue transplants have shown ... |
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On the road to recovery: fetal pig cell therapy has put Parkinson's patient...
...were set to implant millions of...shown great promise, and many...human fetal cell transplants...on how many fetal cells you can get...focused on using fetal pig cells instead...and pig ... |
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BYRD MAY BENEFIT FROM MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS
...ganglioside, which appears naturally in cells. Early results of a small study...drugs are being tested. Use of fetal tissue implants is being explored, as are vitamin...laboratory experiments may hold more promise for patients injured years ... |
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Hope for a new neurology.
...for a New Neurology The promise of this volume is that...surprising capacity of fetal tissue implants to sprout, grow, and...the importance of glial cells in both initiating and...of adrenal medullary tissue to two patients ... |
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