First Successful Primate Transplant of Human Pituitary Tissue Boosts Cortisol Levels
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Writing Science, 2 Oct (EFE).- Japanese scientists have cultivated human pituitary tissue in the laboratory and transplanted it to a primate who had been removed by the pituitary gland. It is the first time that this type of cells generated from stem cells survive in a monkey and perform their function normally. After [...] The entry They successfully transplant a human pituitary tissue monkey grown in the laboratory was first published in HolaN…
First successful primate transplant of human pituitary tissue boosts cortisol levels
Researchers in Japan have transplanted pituitary tissue grown from human stem cells into a primate whose pituitary gland had been surgically removed, successfully restoring critical hormone signals. Led by researchers from Nagoya University in Japan, the team showed that the same method worked in mice over a longer period.
Japanese researchers have transplanted human pituitary tissue, grown from stem cells, into a monkey without a natural one. The tissue restarted the production of the stress hormone cortisol for six weeks. It is the first time such tissue has worked in a primate, although it involved a single animal. The pituitary gland is […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
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