Abstract
For years, research on the human fetus or its tissues has been conducted to advance knowledge in the area of fetal growth and development, in the diagnosis of fetal disease or abnormality, and in treatment of the fetus in utero, and to promote better understanding of the management, physiology, and pathology of human pregnancy. In these instances, the fetus or the pregnancy has been the subject and as a class the beneficiary of the research, although usually only in future generations. Examples of such research would include diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of fetal lung immaturity caused by premature birth, development of amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis of birth defects and chromosomal and metabolic disorders, development of treatment for premature labor or preeclampsia, and the prevention and treatment of Rh blood group incompatibility.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Summary, Fetal Research and Fetal Tissue Research, Association of American Medical Colleges, 1988 (June).
Mahoney MJ. The nature and extent of research involving living human fetuses [appendix]. Research on the Fetus, National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research: 1975: 1–1 - 1–48. DHEW Publication No. (OS) 76–128.
Peel J. The Use of Fetuses and Fetal Material for Research. London: Trinity Press, 1972.
Research on the fetus, report and recommendations. National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research; 1975. DHEW Publication No. (OS) 76–127.
Buckley RH. Fetal thymus transplantation for the correction of congenital absence of the thymus (DiGeorge’s Syndrome). Report of the Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel 1988 Dec; 3: D50-D57.
Lafferty KJ. Diabetic Islet Cell Transplant Research, Basic Science. Report of the Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel, 1988 Dec; 2: D142-D144.
Redmond DE. Testimony. Report of the Human Fetal Tissue Tranplantation Research Panel, 1988 Dec; 2: D231-D244.
Olson L. Parkinson’s disease fetal tissue transplant research, basic and clinical studies. Report of the Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel, 1988 Dec; 2: D219-D299.
Lindval O et al. Grafts of fetal dopamine neurons survive and improve motor function in Parkinson’s disease. Science 1990; 247: 574–577.
Barrett JN, et al. Transplantation of human fetal dopamine cells for Parkinson’s disease: results at one year. Archiv Neurology 1990; 47: 505–512.
Auerbach R. Qualities of fetal cells and tissue. Report of the Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel, 1988; 2: D27-D31.
Auerbach R. Qualities of fetal cells and tissue. Report of the Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel, 1988; 2, D27-D31.
Report of the Advisory Committee to the Director. National Institutes of Health, Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research, 1988 Dec 14.
Report of the Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel, vol. 1, 1988; 1.
Hilts PJ. Groups set up panel on use of fetal tissue. New York Times 1991 Jan 8; col 3.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1994 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Ryan, K.J. (1994). The Use of Human Fetal Tissue for Research and Therapy. In: Beller, F.K., Weir, R.F. (eds) The Beginning of Human Life. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8257-5_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8257-5_13
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-90-481-4247-7
Online ISBN: 978-94-015-8257-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive