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US 5,651,992 AGranted
In vitro activation of human fetal cells
AssigneeBrandeis University
InventorLawrence J. Wangh
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Abstract
The present invention concerns products and methods particularly useful for activating and analyzing non-dividing cell nuclei. The featured products include activating egg extracts, cytostatic factor (CSF) extracts, kits containing these extracts, and a microchamber microscope slide useful in analyzing nucleus activation.
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A method for in vitro activation of a nucleus from a human fetal cell comprising the steps of:
- a) separating said nucleus from its surrounding cytoskeleton to form a pretreated nucleus, and
- b) contacting said pretreated nucleus with an activating egg extract to activate said pretreated nucleus.
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