Method for isolating, culturing and differentiating intestinal stem cells for therapeutic use

摘要

The present invention relates to methods for the isolation, culture, and production of undifferentiated somatic intestinal stem/progenitor cells of mammalian, preferably human origins. The resulting stem/progenitor cells resemble properties of embryonic stem (ES) and multipotent progenitor cells with respect to morphology, biochemical property, and in pluripotency.