Muscle cell infusion shown to strengthen sphincters in animals in Stanford study

Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 06:49 in Biology & Nature

A new study shows that muscle cells grown in the lab can restore an intestine's ability to squeeze shut properly. The work, performed in dogs and rats, might ultimately help treat patients with conditions such as gastric reflux and faecal incontinence...

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