Liver reserve cells
Patent Number: 5559022
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday October 9th, 1992
Date Issued: Tuesday September 24th, 1996
Assignee: Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc. (La Jolla, CA)
Inventors: Naughton, Brian A. (El Cajon, CA); Sibanda, Benson (Oceanside, CA)
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Liver stem cells are very interesting to study, in part because of the very potent regenerative ability of the liver. In this patent a type of liver stem cell is claimed called the "liver reserve cell".
These cells are characterized by ability to be stained by methylene blue and Azure A, adherence, multinucleation, ability to differentated, and specific density on percoll.
View this patent on the USPTO website.
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