STEM CELLS DERIVED FROM ADIPOUS TISSUE AND DIFFERENTIATED CELLS DERIVED FROM SAID CELLS

摘要

The invention relates to multipotent adult human stem cells which are characterized by the fact that they: i) have significant telomerase activity; ii) are of HLA phenotype class I negative; iii) have a normal karyotype; iv) are able to become quiescent; and v) are capable of sustained self-renewal during at least 130 doublings of the population.