Breakthrough study discovers possible treatment of skeletal defects after immobility in womb
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Updated: Apr 24, 2021 22:36 IST
Dublin [Ireland], April 24 (ANI): Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that some skeletaldefects associated with a lack of movement in the womb during early development may still be ameliorated after such periods of immobility if movement resumes.
The researchers' discovery was made using chicken embryos, which develop similarly to their human equivalents and which can be easily viewed as development takes place -- raising hopes that the finding may also apply to humans and thus have important implications for therapeutic interventions.
The research has just been published in the leading international journal, Disease Models and Mechanisms.