Cell culture medium for human liver epithelial cell line
CA 2005494 A1 · Owner: Cole, Katharine H. · Inventors: Lechner, John F.; Harris, Curtis C.; Cole, Katharine H.
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The present invention relates to serum-free cell medium developed to support long term multiplication and permanent establishment of a cell line of human liver epithelial cells. The medium may contain an effective cell growth promoting amount of calcium ions; an effective cell growth promoting amount of glucose; an effective amount of insulin to aid cells in glucose uptake; an effective cell growth promoting amount of hydrocortisone; an effective amount of epidermal growth factor to bind epidermal growth factor receptors on cells; an effective amount of transferrin to increase DNA synthesis in cells; an effective amount of cholera toxin to increase DNA synthesis in cells; an effective …
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- Filed December 14, 1989. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 14, 2009.
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