Stem Cell Related Patent Number US6251671

Compositions and methods of making embryonic stem cells

Hogan, Brigid L. M.; Brentwood, TN, USA
Zhao, Guang-Quan; Nashville, TN, USA

This invention introduces methods and materials for inducing the proliferation and differentiation of spermatogonial cells, and extending the survival of the spermatocytes in culture via treatment with bone morphogenic protein 8. Therapeutic applications include cellular proliferation and differentiation in the treatment of male infertility.

Application Number: US1997000808346

Date Filed: 02/28/97

Dated Published: 06/26/01

Assignee: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA