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Japan - Brain gland grown from embyronic stem cells

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Brain gland grown from embyronic stem cells

Scientists have artificially grown a pituitary gland, a vital part of the brain that controls growth, skin pigmentation and the functioning of sex organs, by using mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells.
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http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ2011111017062

Japan team create pituitary glands from mouse cells

Japanese scientists have successfully grown pituitary glands in the lab using embryonic stem cells from a mouse. They are the world's first pituitary glands created in a lab.

Thursday, November 10, 2011 11:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_11.html

Japanese researchers grow hormone glands from embryonic stem cells

Japanese researchers have succeeded in growing a fully functional pituitary gland -- which produces many of the hormones vital to the body's operation -- using mouse embryonic stem cells.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/11/10/20111110p2a00m0na013000c.html
 
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