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Fetal tissue transplantation |
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Fetal tissue transplantation A method of treating Parkinson's and other neurological diseases by grafting brain cells from human fetuses onto the affected area of the human brain. Human adults cannot grow new brain cells but developing fetuses can. Grafting fetal tissue stimulates the growth of new brain cells in affected adult brains. Mentioned in: Movement Disorders, Tremors |
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The history of human fetal tissue transplantation in the United States has been touch and go. I am sure that my second-thoughts on fetal tissue transplantation research (Commonweal, March 26) grew out of my awe at seeing Brian developing into a real person. But as the issue of fetal tissue transplantation research is brought to closure, at least temporarily, it is not clear who has won and who has lost. |
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