In vitro growth of functional islets of Langerhans
Patent Number: 5834308
Date of First Priority Issue: Thursday April 28th, 1994
Date Issued: Tuesday November 10th, 1998
Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, FL)
Inventors: Peck, Ammon B. (Gainesville, FL); Cornelius, Janet G. (Gainesville, FL)
From Class: Expansion
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This the success of the Edmonton Protocol for treating diabetes using allogeneic islets, the need for sources of islet cells has intensified. The patent addresses that need through teaching ways of growing and expanding islet cells from pancreatic stem cells.
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