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Stem Cell Related Patent Number US6242252
Title: | Hepatic progenitors and method of isolating same | Inventors: | Reid, Lola M.; Chapel Hill, NC, USA | Summary: | This invention introduces methods of isolating hepatoblasts from adult, embryonic or neonatal liver. Described herein is a process by which hepatic progenitors are isolated via panning techniques and fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Therapeutic applications include the treatment of liver dysfunction and the production of artificial livers. | Abstract: | This invention relates to methods of isolating hepatic progenitors utilizing panning techniques and fluorescence activated cell sorting. This invention further relates to isolated hepatic progenitors and to a method of treating liver dysfunction as well as to methods of forming artificial livers. | US Patent Website: | Click Here for Full Text of Patent | Title Number: | US6242252 | Application Number: | US1998000154222 | Date Filed: | 16/09/1998 | Date Published: | 05/06/2001 | Assignee: | Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA |
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