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Muscle regeneration with muscle stem cells

• Last Edited: 8 Jul 2009
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Stem cells to be used for a Duchenne therapy should have the following properties: (1) They must be easy to isolate from human biological material like muscle tissue; (2) they should be easy to mu...

Tags: Musle regeneration, stem cell.

TREAT-NMD guide to 'Stem Cell Tourism'

• Last Edited: 29 Jan 2010
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TREAT-NMD is aware that new scientific discoveries and innovations can lead to raised expectations and enthusiasm and this may in turn lead to hype, which can be seen as increased publicity and ...

Tags: stem cell tourism, stem cell, tourism, therapies, TREATNMD, hope, hype, neuromuscular disorders, Duchenne, muscular dystrophy, DMD, research.

Stem cells to treat muscular dystrophies - Where are we?

• Last Edited: 4 Mar 2011
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The muscular dystrophies are inherited disorders characterised by progressive muscle wasting and weakness. Stem cell therapy is considered to be one of the most promising strategies for treating m...

Tags: Stem cell, therapy, muscular dystrophies.