Appetite supression factor and related methods
US5858967A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K14/5759
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for identifying factors that regulate appetite are disclosed. Preferably, the methods feature determinination of decreased food consumption in selected recipient mammals following administration of a test sample. A product having appetite suppressing activity is also described. In addition, methods for reducing food consumption in a mammal, featuring administration of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a representative appetite suppression factor, are disclosed.
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