Tohoku University Verifies that Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Can Generate Neural Cell Species.Tokyo, Japan, May 2, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Tohoku University's Biomedical Engineering Biomedical engineering An interdisciplinary field in which the principles, laws, and techniques of engineering, physics, chemistry, and other physical sciences are applied to facilitate progress in medicine, biology, and other life sciences. Research Organization (TUBERO TUBERO Tohoku University Biomedical Engineering Research Organization (Japan) ), in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and Cardiff University, has verified that neural cell species can be derived from mouse embryonic stem cells. Specifically, the partners have succeeded in inducing most of neural cell species including neurons and glia cells from mouse embryonic stem cells. This achievement will lead to applications in human embryonic stem cells, shedding light on pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. cerebral palsy. Details of the research are available in an online version of the scientific magazine STEM CELLS under the title, "Embryonic stem cell derived neural progenitors display temporal restriction to neural patterning." Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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