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Method for treating spinal cord injury

US4009270A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 1975
Grant dateFeb 22, 1977
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Expiry dateNov 21, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07H15/10
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for the treatment of spinal cord injuries in a mammal which comprises administering to said stricken mammal an effective dose of a water soluble carotenoid, or prophylactically treating a mammal which is expected to undergo spinal cord injury, such as prior to surgical procedures in the vicinity or on the spinal cord, which comprises administering to said mammal an effective dose of a water soluble carotenoid.

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