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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2003
Applicants:
Sean J. Morrison, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Eve Kruger, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sean J. Morrison, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Eve Kruger, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/079 (2010.01); C12N 5/0797 (2010.01); C12N 5/074 (2010.01); C12N 5/0735 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods employing postnatal (e.g., adult) neural crest stem cells. The stem cells are multipotent and differentiate when transplanted in vivo. Transplantation methods are provided for therapeutic, diagnostic, and research applications.