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Fetal skin cells heal burns

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Procedure could replace traditional skin grafting.

The application of a small number of fetal cells can heal the wounds of young burn victims, researchers in Switzerland report. The new procedure can produce a speedier and more complete recovery than traditional skin grafts, they say.

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  1. HohlfeldJ., et al. Lancet, Published online doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67107-3 (2005).

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  1. Roxanne Khamsi
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University Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland

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Khamsi, R. Fetal skin cells heal burns. Nature (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/news050815-9

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