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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2011
Jeffrey Martin Gimble, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Yuan-di Chang Halvorsen, Holly Springs, NC (US);
William O. Wilkison, Bahama, NC (US);
Jeffrey Martin Gimble, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Yuan-Di Chang Halvorsen, Holly Springs, NC (US);
William O. Wilkison, Bahama, NC (US);
Artecel Sciences Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to methods and compositions for the differentiation of stromal cells from adipose tissue into hematopoietic supporting stromal cells and myocytes of both the skeletal and smooth muscle type. The cells produced by the methods are useful in providing a source of fully differentiated and functional cells for research, transplantation and development of tissue engineering products for the treatment of human diseases and traumatic tissue injury repair.