Patent · US Expired

Methods of treating anosmia and repopulating olfactory nerves with retinoids

US6506801B1 · kind B1 · utility

12Cited by
0References
17Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 2, 2001
Grant dateJan 14, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 2, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K31/07
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides methods of treating complicated anosmia in a mammal, methods of enhancing the rate of olfactory nerve recovery in a mammal, and methods of enhancing nerve regeneration in a mammal by administering an effective amount of a retinoid compound to the mammal.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.