Generating teeth from bone marrow cells
US7588936B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2502/097
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is based on the discovery that teeth primordia can be generated using bone marrow cells and that bone marrow cells may be employed to generate teeth without the need for purification and expansion of a population of cells.
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