Patent · US Expired

Treatment of obesity

US5869452A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

MONASH UNIVERSITY · AU

Inventors

Frank Ng · Melbourne, AU
Siria Helen Anna Natera · Scone, AU
Woei-Jia Jiang · Clayton, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 1994
Grant date	Feb 9, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 15, 2014

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC07K14/61
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for the treatment of obesity in an animal such as a human, comprises administering to the animal an effective amount of a peptide which comprises the carboxyl-terminal sequence of a growth hormone, particularly the carboxyl-terminal sequence of human growth hormone containing amine acid residues 177-191. A pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of obesity is also disclosed.

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