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Reduction of hair growth

US5908867A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 18, 1996
Grant dateJun 1, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 18, 2016

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 compound that inhibits the formation of glycoproteins, proteglycans, or glycosaminoglycans in an amount effective to cause a reduction in hair growth.

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