The comb jelly Mertensia ovum, widely distributed in Arctic regions, has recently been discovered in the northern Baltic Sea. We show that M. ovum also exists in the central Baltic but that the population consists solely of small-sized larvae (less than 1.6 mm). Despite the absence of adults, eggs were abundant. Experiments revealed that the larvae were reproductively active. Egg production and...

objective(s):immunosuppressive property of mesenchymal stem cells (mscs) has great attraction in regenerative medicine especially when dealing with tissue damage involving immune reactions. the most attractive tissue sources of human mscs used in clinical applications are bone marrow (bm), adipose tissue (at), and wharton's jelly (wj) of human umbilical cord. the current study has compared...

abstractbackground: fetal bovine serum (fbs) is widely used in cell culture laboratories,risk of zoonotic infections and allergic side effects create obstacles for its use inclinical trials. therefore, an alternative supplement with proper inherent growthpromotingactivities is demanded.objective: to find fbs substitute, we tested human umbilical cord blood serum(hucs) for proliferation of human...

Galway, Ireland Wharton ́s Jelly Stem Cells as a Source for Artificial Bone Tissue for Maxillofacial Tissue Engineering Renato Nieto-Aguilar, Deyanira Serrato, Víctor Carriel, Pedro Hernández-Cortés, Ismael Ángel Rodríguez, Corresponding Author: [email protected] Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Histology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Division of Traumatology and Orthopedic Sur...

An omphalocele is one of the developmental anomalies of the abdominal wall. Incidence is 1.5-3 case per 10000 births. The abdominal viscera are surrounded by the Wharton jelly, peritoneum and amnion and contained in a translucent sac. The sac protrudes in the midline, through the umbilicus. Omphalocele is associated with additional anomalies in about 50-70% of cases. After the birth, defect is ...

Around 5 million annual births in EU and 131 million worldwide give a unique opportunity to collect lifesaving Wharton's jelly derived mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSC). Evidences that these cells possess therapeutic properties are constantly accumulating. Collection of WJ-MSC is done at the time of delivery and it is easy and devoid of side effects associated with collection of adult stem cells ...