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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1995
Filed:
May. 16, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Koji Komiya, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuya Takezono, Yokohama, JP;
Noritsugu Yabe, Shimotsuga, JP;
Hisao Matsui, Shimotsuga, JP;
Assignee:
Nippon Oil Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
43524021 ; 4352402 ; 4352403 ; 43524031 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an agent for promoting growth in animal cells. The agent contains a serum-free medium and lysozyme. The agent can optionally contain cytokines. The invention further relates to an in vitro method of stimulating the growth of T lymphoblastoid cells and peripheral blood lymphocytes, which comprises the step of culturing the T lymphoblastoid cells or peripheral blood lymphocytes in a serum-free culture medium comprising human lysozyme, as a growth stimulating agent, at a concentration of about 4-100 mg/liter.