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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gere S diZerega, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514-2 ; 514 21 ; 514800 ; 514843 ; 530300 ; 530350 ; 530853 ;
Abstract
A protein moiety having a molecular weight of from 12,000 to 15,000 inhibits aromatase levels, stimulates 3.beta.-ol dehydrogenase levels and modulates the formation of mature ova substantially independently of steroidal sex hormones. The moiety may be isolated from follicular effluent or produced by granulosa cell cultures.