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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:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Xiao-Jiang Li, Baltimore, MD (US);
Seth Blackshaw, Baltimore, MD (US);
Solomon H Snyder, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530350 ; 436501 ;
Abstract
An amiloride sensitive sodium channel (ENAC) has been localized to the epithelium of tongue, including taste tissue. This discovery provides a method of identifying substances which stimulate or block salty taste in mammals. Alternatively spliced forms have also been identified.