Cytotactin derivatives that stimulate attachment and neurite outgrowth, and methods of making same
US6482410B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to cytotactin proteins, polypeptides, antibodies (including anti-idiotype antibodies), and other cytotacting derivatives useful in the mediation of neuronal attachment and enhancement of the outgrowth of neurites, as well as to methods of using same. Methods of making the disclosed proteins, polypeptides, antibodies, derivatives and related compositions, which have a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic applications, are also disclosed.
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