Toxicity testing on the placenta and embryo

Drugs must be safe not just for the patients; in the case of pregnant patients, drugs must also be safe for the unborn children still in the womb. Therefore, at an early stage in the development of new medicines, candidate substances are tested in the Petri dish on embryonic stem cells from mouse cell lines. [...]

Published July 21, 2021 at 11:24AM. Read full article at Stem Cells in the News Portal.