Patent · US Expired

Reduction of hair growth

US5652273A · kind A · utility

21Cited by

28References

13Claims

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Inventors

James Henry · Myersville, US
Gurpreet Ahluwalia · Gaithersburg, US
Douglas Shander · Gaithersburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 1995
Grant date	Jul 29, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K2800/782
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of reducing hair growth in a mammal includes applying, to an area of skin from which reduced hair growth is desired, a dermatologically acceptable composition containing a suppressor of the metabolic pathway for the conversion of glucose to acetyl-CoA.

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