Fallopian Tubes Offer New Stem Cell Source

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 21:35 in Biology & Nature

Human tissues normally discarded after surgical procedures could be a rich additional source of stem cells for regenerative medicine. New research shows for the first time that human fallopian tubes are abundant in mesenchymal stem cells which have the potential of becoming a variety of cell types.

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