Method of culturing human chondrocytes

Details Method of culturing human chondrocytes Method of culturing human chondrocytes

2007-03-13

2007-03-13

Lankford, L Blaine (Department: 1651)

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Animal cell, per se ; composition thereof; process of...

Method of co-culturing cells

C435S354000, C435S357000, C435S366000, C435S375000

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ABSTRACT:
This invention provides a method for rapidly culturing a large amount of human chondrocytes to give normal chondrocytes or a mass thereof. The culture method comprises co-culturing human chondrocytes together with perichondral cells in the chondrogenic stage, as feeder cells, which support the proliferation ability of the chondrocytes, to allow rapid culturing of the human chondrocytes in a large amount.

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Office Action issued by European Patent Office, for EP 01 956 815.3, issued Jul. 6, 2006.

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