Source: Medical News Today
Article Date: 19 June 2009 - 10:00 PDT
Summary:
Medical News Today reports researchers have found that stem cells from fallopian tubes may be potential sources of mesenchymal (blood and bone marrow) stem cells:
"Fallopian tubes normally discarded after hysterectomies and other procedures could become rich potential sources for mesenchymal stem cells which like other types of stem cell can be coaxed to develop into a variety of cell types, according to a new study by researchers in Brazil. Researchers from the University of São Paulo's Human Genome Research Centre, which is directed by Dr Mayana Zatz conducted the study in collaboration with medical doctors from the University's reproductive surgery department. The results are published as an online paper in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Translational Medicine."
