Process for serially culturing keratinocytes
CA 1083987 A · Owner: Massachusetts Institute Of Technology · Inventors: Rheinwald, James G.; Green, Howard
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A method is disclosed for serially culturing keratinocytes such as human epidermal cells and teratomal keratinocytes. These can be serially grown in culture to produce colonies and eventually stratified squamous epithelium by including in the culture fibroblast cells or medium harvested from fibroblast cultures, When fibroblast cells are used they are treated to, prevent their multiplication and they are also introduced into, the cultures at a controlled density.
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- Granted August 19, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 19, 1997.
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