Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
November 2012
Patent Number
8309352
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of umbilical cord blood cells from a donor or patient to provide neural cells which may be used in transplantation. The isolated cells according to the present invention may be used to effect autologous and allogeneic transplantation and repair of neural tissue, in particular, tissue of the brain and spinal cord and to treat neurodegenerative diseases of the brain and spinal cord.
Application Number
11/558,411
Recommended Citation
Sanberg, Paul; Sanchez-Ramos, Juan; Willing, Alison; and Richard, Daniel D., "Human cord blood as a source of neural tissue repair of the brain and spinal cord" (2012). USF Patents. 363.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_patents/363
Assignees
University of South Florida
Filing Date
11/09/2006
Primary/U.S. Class
435/377
