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Feb 4, 2014 - 2014;144:w13914. A revival of parabiosis in biomedical research. Alexander Eggela, Tony Wyss-Corayb,c a Institute of Immunology, University ...
Review article: Medical intelligence | Published 4 February 2014, doi:10.4414/smw.2014.13914 Cite this as: Swiss Med Wkly. 2014;144:w13914

A revival of parabiosis in biomedical research Alexander Eggela, Tony Wyss-Corayb,c

Summary

Key words: parabiosis; aging; stem cells; Alzheimer’s disease

Parabiosis – an experimental model inspired by nature

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Early scientific breakthroughs facilitated by parabiosis

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diabetes

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A revival of parabiosis for the study of stem cells and tissue regeneration

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The promise of parabiosis for regenerative medicine and the study of age-related diseases

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Involved humoral factor(s)

Animal species

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vice versa

A revived future for parabiosis

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Acknowledgement:

Funding / potential competing interests:

Correspondence: Tony Wyss-Coray, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, US-Stanford, California 94305, USA, Twc[at]stanford.edu

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