Fetal tissue

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embryo /fetus cell /tissue

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • Although millions of terminations are performed each year in the US alone, the fetal tissue is rarely donated.
  • In the early months after conception, fetal tissue is rapidly growing and has very little antigenicity, i.
  • Scope of Report Research involving human fetal tissue is classified into three categories—basic, pre-clinical, and therapeutic (or clinical).
  • In the early months after conception, fetal tissue is rapidly growing and has very little ability to induce an antibody response because it has not yet developed many surface antigens.
  • Fetal tissue is provided in a manner consistent with the World Medical Association Statement on Live Organ Trade and that such tissue not be provided in exchange for financial remuneration above that which is necessary to cover reasonable expenses.

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