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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Applicants:
William Gunter Loudon, San Clemente, CA (US);
Shengwen LI, Irvine, CA (US);
Brent A. Dethlefs, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Inventors:
William Gunter Loudon, San Clemente, CA (US);
Shengwen Li, Irvine, CA (US);
Brent A. Dethlefs, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An organotypic slice and a method of preparing an organotypic slice from a central nervous system tissue, wherein the organotypic slice comprises a brain slice obtained from a brain wherein mature synapses have not been established and the organotypic slice is seeded with a population of stem cells; wherein the organotypic slice has enhanced viability as compared to an organotypic slice comprising a similar brain slice not seeded with a population of stem cells.