Methods to identify .beta.-amyloid reducing agents
US6221670A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/2821
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides methods that can be used to identify .beta.-amyloid reducing compounds. The present invention is based on the use of organotypic brain slice culturing methods to simultaneously assess the toxicity and .beta.-amyloid reducing activity of a test compound.
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