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Alzheimer model for drug screening

US6548261B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 1998
Grant dateApr 15, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2800/52
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods and reagents for drug screening. Screening methods are disclosed employing neuronal cells that have been treated so as to exhibit characteristics associated with a re-entry into the cell cycle. One treatment approach comprises transfection of neuronal cells with an expression vector comprising one or more oncogenes.

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