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Medicine drink food and feed having an action of strengthening bone

US6344437B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 17, 1997
Grant dateFeb 5, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P43/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a novel medicine, drink, food or feed having an action of strengthening bone. More specifically, the present invention is to provide a medicine, drink, food or feed combined with collagen, fraction containing collagen or degradation product thereof. Fraction containing collagen was prepared by mincing skin corium layer into pieces, defatting it and lyophylization or by pulverizing bone, decalcifying it and lyophylization. Oral administration of these can stimulate proliferation of osteoblast, inhibit bone resorption and strengthen bone. They can be useful for improvement of osteoporosis, bone fracture, bone pain, etc.

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