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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:
Oct. 08, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Baha M Alak, Beaverton, OR (US);
Richard L Stouffer, Aloha, OR (US);
Don P Wolf, Portland, OR (US);
Teresa K Woodruff, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignees:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Medical Research Foundation of Oregon, Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; A01N / ; A61B / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352402 ; 4352403 ; 435-2 ; 600 33 ; 600 34 ; 514-8 ; 514 12 ; 514 21 ; 424 937 ; 424559 ; 424561 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for increasing the fertilization potential of oocytes comprising culturing oocytes in vitro with an effective amount of inhibin, activin, or a combination of inhibin and activin. Preferably the oocytes being cultured are immature. After the culturing step, the oocytes can be fertilized. The oocytes are suitably cryopreserved and thawed before the culturing step.