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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. 23, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
David F Horrobin, Guildford, GB;
Assignee:
Efamol Holdings Ltd., Surrey, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424439 ; 514558 ; 514922 ;
Abstract
Methods for increasing the total fat and therefore energy content of mammalian and particularly human milk, the essential fatty acid content of that milk and the flow of that milk during lactation, or for preventing or reducing the normal decrease in milk fat content that occurs during prolonged lactation, by administering gamma linolenic acid, dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid or their mixture, alone or a physiologically acceptable diluent or carrier, in a form administrable to the lactating female.