In vitro method for obtaining an isolated population of mammalian neural crest stem cells
Patent Number: 5824489
Date of First Priority Issue: Tuesday July 21st, 1992
Date Issued: Tuesday October 20th, 1998
Assignee: California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
Inventors: Anderson, David J. (Altadena, CA); Stemple, Derek L. (Pasadena, CA)
From Class: Extraction/Preservation
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Covered is a method of purifying or extracting a type of stem cells from the fetal neural crest. This population of stem cells expresses low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor (LNGFR) and nestin and can differentiate into various cells of the neural lineage.
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