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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 implants has made...replicating lines of 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 brain cell) or muscle cells that have been genetically... |
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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 fetal cells, they too can help...the life of the ... |
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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 projects...freed from fetal sources. The notion of cell ... |
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NIH Told to Stop Use Of Aborted Fetuses;Controversial, Promising Tests Banned...
...Health that use tissue from aborted fetuses...fetal tissue holds promise for treatment...NIH proposal to implant fetal tissue into...oppose the use of fetal tissue from miscarriages...to retrieve the fetal tissue while it...Scientists expect ... |
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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 no cells were injected...believe that fetal cell ... |
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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 implant fetal tissue in the brains... |
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Fetal nerve grafts show promise in Parkinson's.
...Nerve Grafts Show Promise in Parkinson...transplanting fetal nerve tissue into the brain...encouraging results, fetal tissue transplants...requires the use of fetal tissue obtained...degeneration of nerve cells in a brain region...tried adrenal implants in a few ... |
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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 promise in treating brain disorders... |
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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 liver cells have been transplanted...human fetal cell therapy ... |