Patent · US Expired

Reduction of hair growth

US6218435A · kind A · utility

14Cited by

29References

40Claims

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Inventors

James Henry · Myersville, US
Gurpreet Ahluwalia · Gaithersburg, US
Douglas Shander · Gaithersburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 17, 1998
Grant date	Apr 17, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 17, 2018

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 suppressor of the metabolic pathway for the conversion of glucose to acetyl-CoA.

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