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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 52(47): 12298-302, 2013 Nov 18.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24108547
RESUMO
It stems from the magnetism: The extraction of stem/progenitor cells from the brain of live animals is possible using antibodies conjugated to magnetic nanoparticles (Ab-MNPs). The Ab-MNPs are introduced to a rat's brain with a superfine micro-syringe. The stem cells attach to the Ab-MNPs and are magnetically isolated and removed. They can develop into neurospheres and differentiate into different types of cells outside the subject body. The rat remains alive and healthy.