DK1348019T5 - System til celle- og udviklingsspecifik selektion af differentierende embryonale stamceller, adulte stamceller og embryonale kimcellelinjer - Google Patents

System til celle- og udviklingsspecifik selektion af differentierende embryonale stamceller, adulte stamceller og embryonale kimcellelinjer

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DK1348019T5
DK1348019T5 DK01272041.3T DK01272041T DK1348019T5 DK 1348019 T5 DK1348019 T5 DK 1348019T5 DK 01272041 T DK01272041 T DK 01272041T DK 1348019 T5 DK1348019 T5 DK 1348019T5
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Heribert Bohlen
Juergen Hescheler
Eugen Kolossov
Bernd Fleischmann
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DK01272041.3T 2000-12-27 2001-12-27 System til celle- og udviklingsspecifik selektion af differentierende embryonale stamceller, adulte stamceller og embryonale kimcellelinjer DK1348019T5 (da)

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DE10136702A DE10136702B4 (de) 2000-12-27 2001-07-27 System zur zell- und entwicklungsspezifischen Selektion differenzierender embryonaler Stammzellen, adulter Stammzellen und embryonaler Keimbahnzellen
PCT/EP2001/015337 WO2002051987A1 (de) 2000-12-27 2001-12-27 System zur zell-und entwicklungsspezifischen selektion differenzierender embryonaler stammzellen; adulter stammzellen und embryonaler keinbahnzellen

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DK10005766.0T DK2221363T3 (da) 2000-12-27 2001-12-27 System til celle- og udviklingsspecifik selektion af differentierende (ikke-menneskelige) embryonale stamceller, (ikke-menneskelige) embryonale kimceller, adulte stamceller.

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