After studying mice, the researchers also identified lipocartilage in human fetal tissues, namely from the ear, nose, epiglottis and thyroid cartilage, which sits above the thyroid gland.

Researchers hope their discovery about the healing properties of fetal cartilage cells in mice will lay the groundwork for new treatments for human growth disorders and degenerative diseases.

These diagnoses based on the constellation of findings can be used for counseling regarding optimal patient management (both fetal and maternal) and calculation of recurrence risk. This policy ...

At birth, the tracheal cartilage is predominantly type 1 (84%) and type 2 (14%) cartilage but this progressively increases throughout life to 30% type 2 by 40-50 years of age with corresponding ...