Treatment to prevent loss of and/or increase bone mass in metabolic bone diseases
US5674844A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2500/10
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention is a treatment for increasing the bone mass or preventing bone loss in an individual afflicted with a bone disease which includes administering to the individual a morphogen in a therapeutically effective amount so as to maintain or stimulate bone formation.
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