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Artificial human tissues from cord and cord blood stem cells for multi-organ regenerative medicine: viable alternatives to animal in vitro toxicology.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20507188     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
New medicinal products and procedures must meet very strict safety criteria before being applied for use in humans. The laboratory procedures involved require the use of large numbers of animals each year. Furthermore, such investigations do not always give an accurate translation to the human setting. Here, we propose a viable alternative to animal testing, which uses novel technology featuring human cord and cord blood stem cells. With over 130 million children born each year, cord and cord blood remains the most widely available alternative to the use of animals or cadaveric human tissues for in vitro toxicology.
Authors:
Marcin Jurga; Nico Forraz; Colin P McGuckin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Alternatives to laboratory animals : ATLA     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0261-1929     ISO Abbreviation:  Altern Lab Anim     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-28     Completed Date:  2010-08-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8110074     Medline TA:  Altern Lab Anim     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  183-92     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2010 FRAME.
Affiliation:
Parc Technologique de Lyon-Saint Priest, Woodstock Batiment Cedre 1, 97 Allee Alexandre Borodine, 69800 Saint Priest, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animal Testing Alternatives / standards*
Animals
Artificial Organs*
Ectoderm / cytology,  physiology
Endoderm / cytology,  physiology
Fetal Blood / cytology,  immunology,  physiology*
Humans
Immune Tolerance
Infant, Newborn
Mesoderm / cytology,  physiology
Regeneration / physiology*
Stem Cells / cytology,  immunology,  physiology*
Umbilical Cord / cytology,  immunology,  physiology*

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