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FGF homologs

US5989866A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 1997
Grant dateNov 23, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2501/119
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to polynucleotide and polypeptide molecules for zFGF-5 a novel member of the FGF family. The polypeptides, and polynucleotides encoding them, are proliferative for muscle cells and may be used for remodelling cardiac tissue and improving cardiac function. The present invention also includes antibodies to the zFGF-5 polypeptides.

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