Embryonic stem cells
US6875607B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2506/02
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells, methods of cultivation and propagation, production of differentiated cells and in particular the production of human embryonic stem cells capable of yielding somatic differentiated cells in vitro, as well as committed progenitor cells capable of giving rise to mature somatic cells and uses thereof. The present invention also provides a purified preparation of undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells capable of proliferation in vitro. Furthermore, the present invention provides a somatic cell differentiated in vitro from an undifferentiated embryonic stem cell. There is also provided a committed progenitor cell capable of giving rise to mature somatic cells.
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