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Article: ADULT BONE MARROW STEM CELLS SHOW PROMISE
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- United Press International
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- December 20, 2002
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Adult bone marrow stem cells show promise
LOS ANGELES, Dec 20, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX)
-- Stem cells taken from adult bone marrow show potential to develop
into several types of central nervous system cells, a finding that
could lead to treatments for numerous degenerative diseases, a new
study released Friday suggests.
Scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles tested the
possible benefits to using stem cells extracted from adult bone marrow
in rats. They used modified viruses to transport the bone marrow stem
cells into the arteries of rats with ischemic brain lesions, which
can occur when blood is choked off from the brain.
As ...