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¹ Division of Molecular Physiology, University of Dundee, MSI/WTB Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK

Abstract

Tissue engineering is a discipline of great promise. In some areas, such as the cornea, tissues engineered in the laboratory are already in clinical use. In other areas, where the tissue architecture is more complex, there are a number of obstacles to manoeuvre before clinically relevant tissues can be produced. However, even in areas where clinically relevant tissues are decades away, the tissues being produced at the moment provide powerful new models to aid the understanding of complex physiological processes. This article provides a personal view of the role of tissue engineering in advancing our understanding of physiology, with specific attention being paid to musculoskeletal tissues.

(Received 19 June 2005; accepted after revision 3 August 2005; first published online 9 August 2005)
Corresponding author K. Baar: Division of Molecular Physiology, University of Dundee, MSI/WTB Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK. Email: k.baar{at}dundee.ac.uk

The Pfizer Lecture in Human Physiology was given at the Physiological Society Meeting at Kings College London 18th December 2004.

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