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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Mahendra S. Rao, Timonium, MD (US);
Tahmina Mujtaba, Blaine, MN (US);
Yuan Yuan Wu, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Ying Liu, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Mahendra S. Rao, Timonium, MD (US);
Tahmina Mujtaba, Blaine, MN (US);
Yuan Yuan Wu, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Ying Liu, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignees:
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
The Government of the United States of America, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/071 (2010.01); C12N 5/079 (2010.01); A61K 35/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0622 (2013.01); A61K 35/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An isolated, pure homogeneous population of mammalian astrocyte restricted precursor cells which is CD44 immunoreactive and which generate astrocytes but not oligodendrocytes is provided. Methods for isolating and using these mammalian astrocyte restricted precursor cells are also provided.