This may be a concern in other countries with migratory populations.
The bacterium that causes leprosy spreads through the body by converting nerve cells into stem cells with migratory properties, according to research published today in the journal Cell.
These fundamental physiological changes, chiefly under the control of the thyroid gland, are correlated with migratory activity.
This effort includes sycophantic documentaries, dedicated youth groups, adoring pop songs, statues, posters and those snaps of him handgliding with migratory cranes and manhandling polar bears.
Most of his songs dealt with migratory workers, immigrant sweatshop workers, and railway employees; and all were tinged with humour and simple Marxism.
The survey also shows that where humans have made an effort — as with migratory waterfowl and with endangered species like the peregrine falcon — good things have happened, with some species recovering even as others declined.
Genetic tests suggest that the virus arrived in China with migratory water fowl from east Asia, jumped into domestic ducks, and then into chickens on at least two occasions.
In any case, RMS cell lines, which are endowed with migratory potential, are a convenient model for studying cancer metastasis.
Possible synergistic interactions between the transplanted stem/progenitor cells in situ with migratory transfused cells from the peripheral circulation may further enhance tissue/organ regeneration.
The agency also says it will invoke the full force of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which prohibits tampering with migratory birds.
Mechanisms that govern stem cell trafficking, including mobilization and homing to damaged tissues It is known that stem cells are endowed with migratory potential and that they are released from their niches in a process known as mobilization.
