dc.contributor.author | Muhammud Abdullah, Abdulmalik | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-26T11:39:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-26T11:39:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.limu.edu.ly/handle/123456789/1995 | |
dc.description | A chimera is an individual composed of somatic and, in certain cases, germline tissues
derived from more than one zygote. There are different ways to generate tissue
chimerism, including mixing embryonic cells from two individuals, transplanting fetal
or adult tissues from one individual into another individual, or grafting embryonic stem
(ES) cells or their differentiated products into another individual. For example, two
genetically distinct 8 cell mouse preimplantation embryos whose zona pellucidae have
been removed can be pushed together in a tissue culture dish and then grown in vitro to
form a single blastocyst. Transfer of this blastocyst into the uterus of a foster mother
often results in a mouse with somatic and germ cells of both genotypes, a so-called
aggregation chimera. Tissue chimerism can also result from clinical treatments of
disease. A patient who receives a successful tissue or organ transplant (e.g., bone
marrow) would likely have the adult donor tissues obtained from a genetically distinct
individual, i.e., such a patient would be a bone marrow chimera. If the donor tissue and
recipient are of different species, then an interspecific or cross-species chimera is
generated | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Chimeras are individuals with tissues derived from more than one zygote. Interspecific
chimeras have tissues derived from different species. The biological consequences of
human-animal chimeras have become an issue of ethical debate. Ironically, humananimal chimeras with human blood, neurons, germ cells, and other tissues have been
generated for decades. This has facilitated human biological studies and therapeutic
strategies for disease, the primary goal of human-animal chimera research is to produce
human cellular characters in animals. The animal carrying the human tissue can then
be examined or treated to investigate human-specific biological processes and disease
without experimentation on human individuals in this report different aspects about
chimera and how it can be useful medically will be discussed | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | faculty of Basic Medical Science - Libyan International Medical University | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.title | What is Chimera ? how it can be useful ? | en_US |
dc.type | Other | en_US |