Vascular endothelial growth factor-B
US5840693A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
VEGF-B polypeptides from the PDGF family of growth factors having the property of promoting mitosis and proliferation of vascular endothelial cells, DNA sequences encoding these polypeptides, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and antibodies which react with them. The VEGF-B polypeptides are useful in stimulating angiogenesis as well as in diagnostic applications.
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