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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:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter R Ferket, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514556 ; 514 76 ; 514 77 ; 514564 ; 514727 ; 514867 ;
Abstract
Described is a method of treating diarrhea in a warm-blooded vertebrate animal, and a composition therefor. The method involves administering to the animal an effective amount of a methylamine, such as betaine. Also described is the use of a composition for the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of diarrhea in a warm-blooded vertebrate animal, wherein the composition contains an effective amount of a methylamine, such as betaine.