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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2005
Applicants:
Wann-hsin Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Su-yo Lin, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Wann-Hsin Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Su-Yo Lin, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chutung Town, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01); A01N 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods are provided for producing cardiomyocytes suitable for various medical applications. In one embodiment, a method of producing cardiomyocytes is provided, which comprises culturing mesenchymal stem cells in a medium containing ascorbic acid. In another embodiment, such method further comprises the step of selecting fast-growing mesenchymal stem cell clones before culturing the selected clones in the culturing medium that contains ascorbic acid.