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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:
Nov. 10, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alexander Elbrecht, Watchung, NJ (US);
Yi-Tien Yang, Somerville, NJ (US);
Roy G Smith, Westfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., , NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514300 ; 514177 ; 514179 ; 514214 ; 514255 ; 514256 ; 514396 ; 514252 ;
Abstract
Female prenatal, neonatal and postnatal animals are treated with compositions containing steroid biosynthesis inhibitors or antagonists which prevents the conversion of androgens to estrogens. The compositions are useful for improving growth and feed efficiency.