| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,507,231,582 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Fetal tissue transplantation |
0.01 sec. |
|
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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
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. |
| Medical Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|