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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:
Sep. 16, 1997
Filed:
May. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Duane David Bronson, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
John Jacob Hemperly, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07K / ; A61B / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-71 ; 435-72 ; 435-792 ; 435960 ; 4241411 ; 4241521 ; 4241561 ; 4241781 ; 4241431 ; 5303871 ; 530839 ; 606228 ; 606152 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an anti-N-CAM monoclonal antibody which enhances, rather than inhibits, neurite outgrowth both in vitro and in vivo. The antibody has positive regulatory effects on nerve cells of both the central and peripheral nervous systems, and is useful for enhancing neurite outgrowth in in vitro studies and for improving nerve regeneration and repair in vivo.