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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2008
Applicant:
Gabriel Nistor, Placentia, CA (US);
Inventor:
Gabriel Nistor, Placentia, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Stem Cell, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/071 (2010.01); C12Q 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides methods for producing a culture of cardiomyocytes and cultures of cardiomyocytes. Exemplary methods of producing and cultures of cardiomyocytes include a population of cells including cells having spontaneous and periodic electrical activity, and/or including nodal, sino-atrial or pacemaker cells; immature cardiomyocytes (cardiomyoblasts); mature contractile cardiomyocytes; or a mixed population of two or more of such cells.