Method of isolating adult mammalian CNS-derived progenitor stem cells using density gradient centrifugation
Patent Number: 6767738
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday September 24th, 1999
Date Issued: Tuesday July 27th, 2004
Assignee: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies (La Jolla, CA)
Inventors: Gage, Fred H. (La Jolla, CA); Palmer, Theo (San Carlos, CA); Safar, Francis G. (Irvine, CA); Takahashi, Jun (Kyoto, JP); Takahashi, Masayo (Kyoto, JP)
From Class: Extraction/Preservation
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This patent teaches ways of using gradient centrifugation (separation based on weight) to purify stem cells of the neural lineage from adults. This is specifically useful since it is a relatively easy way to purify cells and is commonly used in the purification of hematopoietic stem cells.
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