Common neural progenitor for the CNS and PNS
Patent Number: 6830927
Date of First Priority Issue: Wednesday May 7th, 1997
Date Issued: Tuesday December 14th, 2004
Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation (Salt Lake City, UT
Inventors: Rao, Mahendra S. (Salt Lake City, UT); Mujtaba, Tahmina (Sandy, UT)
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This patent teaches how to generate neuronal stem cells that are bipotent into differentiating into central nervous system neurons as well as peripheral nervous system neurons. The patent uses neuronal stem cells that are extracted from specific parts of the embryo and cultured in fibroblast growth factor and chicken embryo extract.
Besides the intrinsic value of composition of matter on such a cell type, this patent suggests to those skilled in the art that it may be important to identify the neurogenic factors found in chicken embryo extract.
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