Method of inducing the differentiation of stem cells into myocardial cells
US7727762B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2506/03
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
For a method of inducing differentiation of cardiomyocytes from stem cells, a method is provided to induce efficiently and selectively differentiation of cardiomyocytes by such a method in which the stem cells are cultured to induce differentiation into cardiomyocytes in the presence of a substance that inhibits BMP signaling.
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