Methods of proliferating undifferentiated neural cells

Patent Number: 7,115,418

Date of First Priority Issue: Monday July 8th, 1991

Date Issued: Tuesday October 3rd, 2006

Assignee: Neurospheres Holdings Ltd. (Calgary, CA)

Inventors: Weiss; Samuel (Alberta, CA), Reynolds; Brent (Alberta, CA), Hammang; Joseph P. (Barrington, RI), Baetge; E. Edward (Barrington, RI)

From Class: Expansion

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This patent teaches ways of expanding neural stem cells without inducing loss of replicative ability. Specifically, this involves culture with one or more growth factors selected from a group comprising of EGF, amphiregulin, FGF-1, FGF-2 and TGF-beta.

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