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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Eric Lagasse, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Timothy Austin, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Lagasse, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Timothy Austin, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
StemCells, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/08 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); A61K 48/00 (2006.01); A01N 65/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A substantially enriched mammalian hepatic liver engrafting cell population is provided. Methods are provided for the isolation and culture of this liver engrafting cell. The progenitor cells are obtained from a variety of sources, including fetal and adult tissues. The cells are useful in transplantation, for experimental evaluation, and as a source of lineage and cell specific products, including mRNA species useful in identifying genes specifically expressed in these cells, and as targets for the discovery of factors or molecules that can affect them.