USE OF UMBILICAL CORD MATRIX CELLS

摘要

The invention relates to the isolation and use of stem cells from amniote species (potentially any animal with an umbilical cord, including humans). More particularly the invention relates to obtaining stem cells that are at least multipotent and may be totipotent or nearly totipotent and are envisaged to have a variety of end uses. The cells of the present invention are immunosuppressive and may be used to inhibit the immune response in a subject.