Discovery, localization, harvest, and propagation of an FGF2 and BDNF-responsive population of neural and neuronal progenitor cells in the adult human forebrain
US6812027B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2510/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides neuronal progenitor cells which have been identified in histological sections of the adult human brain. The present invention also provides methods to localize, characterize, harvest, and propagate neuronal progenitor cells derived from human brain tissue. Additional methods are provided for introducing and expressing genes in the brain.
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