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The present disclosure provides methods for the treatment of neurological diseases/disorders using neural stem cells (NSCs) obtained from a spinal cord tissue. The methods may include the use of a NSC population to treat a neurological disease/disorder of the brain. Such methods may include introducing...http://www.google.es/patents/US9540611?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US9540611 - Methods for treating and/or reversing neurodegenerative diseases and/or disorders
Número de publicación US9540611 B2
Número de solicitud US 13/192,972
También publicado como CA2806904A1, CN103237553A, EP2598154A1, EP2598154B1, US20120177612, WO2012016049A1
Número de publicación 13192972, 192972, US 9540611 B2, US 9540611B2, US-B2-9540611, US9540611 B2, US9540611B2
Inventores Woei-Cherng Shyu, Shinn-Zong Lin, Hsiao-Jung Wang, Karl K. Johe
Citas de patentes (58), Otras citas (297), Clasificaciones (6), Eventos legales (1)
US 9540611 B2
WO2003000852A2 19 Jun 2002 3 Ene 2003 The University Of Texas System Method of producing region-specific neurons from human neuronal stem cells
WO2006055685A2 * 17 Nov 2005 26 May 2006 Neuralstem, Inc. Transplantation of human neural cells for treatment of neurodegenerative conditions
WO2008002250A1 29 Jun 2007 3 Ene 2008 Elena Kozlova Improved stem cells for transplantation and methods for production thereof
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