A method of inhibiting fertilization by alpha-1-antitrypsin or antithrombin III
US5545615A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S424/14
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for inhibiting fertilization in warm-blooded animals are disclosed. The methods generally comprise administering to the animal an effective amount of a composition comprising a protein that forms a covalent complex with acrosin, and a physiologically acceptable carrier or diluent. Suitable proteins for use in the methods include members of the serpin family of proteins, such as alpha-1-antitrypsin.
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