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First successful primate transplant of human pituitary tissue boosts cortisol levels
Researchers in Japan have transplanted pituitary tissue grown from human stem cells into a primate whose pituitary gland had been surgically removed, successfully restoring critical hormone signals.
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Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan transplanted pituitary tissue derived from human stem cells into a primate that had its pituitary gland surgically removed, restoring essential hormone signaling. The same transplantation approach had previously been demonstrated to work over an extended period in mice. This marks the first successful primate transplant of human pituitary tissue, showing that the technique can reestablish critical endocrine function after gland removal.
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