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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Catherine M. Verfaillie, St. Paul, MN (US);
Morayma Reyes, Sammamish, WA (US);
Leo T. Furcht, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Inventors:
Catherine M. Verfaillie, St. Paul, MN (US);
Morayma Reyes, Sammamish, WA (US);
Leo T. Furcht, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides isolated stem cells of non-embryonic origin that can be maintained in culture in the undifferentiated state or differentiated to form cells of multiple tissue types. Also provided are methods of isolation and culture, as well as therapeutic uses for the isolated cells in cardiac indications.