Method for isolating stem cells expressing flk-1 receptors
Patent Number: 5912133
Date of First Priority Issue: Tuesday April 2nd, 1991
Date Issued: Tuesday June 15th, 1999
Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
Inventor: Lemischka, Ihor R. (Princeton, NJ)
From Class: Extraction/Preservation
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This patent teaches that cells expressing flk-1 on their surface may be stem cells. It specifically provides methods of using flk-1, alone, or in combination with other markers for the purification of stem cells.
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