Immortalized hepatocytes
US6107043A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2510/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention features a virally-immortalized mammalian hepatocyte, which is derived from a normal liver cell, has differentiated hepatocyte-specific metabolic activity, has the ability to proliferate, and is nontumorigenic after prolonged culture.
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