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Generation of neural precursor cell lines

US5580777A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1994
Grant dateDec 3, 1996
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2740/13043
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for the in vitro production of lines of immortalized neural precursor cells, including cell lines having neuronal and/or glial cell characteristics, comprises the step of infecting neuroepithelium or neural crest cells with a retroviral vector carrying a member of the myc family of oncogenes.

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