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That's because most adult stem cells are tissue-specific -- but these mesenchymal stem cells are a little more diverse.
Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S.: Mouth Health: Stem Cells in Your Teeth 2010
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Consideration of the health effects of Chernobyl must take into account both tissue-specific doses due to isotope concentration and whole-body doses.
Chernobyl, Ukraine 2009
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The activity of the Cre, or Flp, gene can be controlled by placing it under a suitable promoter to achieve tissue-specific gene targeting [46].
The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Advanced Information 2007
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By introducing a tamoxifen site into a tissue-specific promoter, gene targeting can be obtained selectively in a certain tissue when the mouse is treated with the drug.
The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Advanced Information 2007
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The most prominent tissue-specific dose is that to the thyroid, largely from 131I, with a smaller contribution from short-lived isotopes of iodine.
Chernobyl, Ukraine 2009
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The most prominent tissue-specific dose is that to the thyroid, largely from 131I, with a smaller contribution from short-lived isotopes of iodine.
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"We would expect positive selection to work most effectively on tissue-specific genes, where there would be fewer conflicting requirements," says Wu.
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"We would expect positive selection to work most effectively on tissue-specific genes, where there would be fewer conflicting requirements," says Wu.
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Consideration of the health effects of Chernobyl must take into account both tissue-specific doses due to isotope concentration and whole-body doses.
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The full complexity of the exposure regime has not been adequately explored, and the estimation of whole-body and many tissue-specific doses is imprecise or unknown.
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