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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. 23, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barbara A Gilchrest, Brookline, MA (US);
Philip R Gordon, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of Boston University, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 59 ; 514546 ; 514547 ; 514548 ; 514549 ;
Abstract
Methods for enhancing melanin synthesis in melanocytes, thereby increasing the melanin content of melanocytes with subsequent transfer of the melanic pigments to keratinocytes resulting in increased pigmentation of vertebrate skin and hair; melanocytes with increased melanin content produced by these methods; and uses thereof are disclosed.