Submucosa as a growth substrate for islet cells
US5695998A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/915
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cell culture growth substrate comprising submucosal tissue of a warm-blooded vertebrate and a method for culturing eukaryotic cells are described. Submucosal tissue used in accordance with the present invention supports the proliferation and differentiation of eukaryotic cells when said cells are contacted with submucosal tissue under conditions conducive to cell proliferation.
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