Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid
Patent
1999-02-09
2000-08-22
Ketter, James
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving nucleic acid
435325, 623 12, C12Q 168, A61F 204
Patent
active
061070432
ABSTRACT:
The invention features a virally-immortalized mammalian hepatocyte, which is derived from a normal liver cell, has differentiated hepatocyte-specific metabolic activity, has the ability to proliferate, and is nontumorigenic after prolonged culture.
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Jauregui Hugo O.
Liu Jin
Ketter James
Rhode Island Hospital
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