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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1997
Toru Imamura, Tokyo, JP;
Syuichi Oka, Ibaraki, JP;
Kazuo Ozawa, Chiba, JP;
Chieri Sato, Ibaraki, JP;
Seigo Suzuki, Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel FGF-5 analogous protein derived from mature mRNA formed by directly binding exon 1 to exon 3 in the splicing of a gene coding for FGF-5 protein as well as to a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as an active ingredient. The pharmaceutical composition containing the novel FGF-5 analogous protein of the present invention as an active ingredient can regulate physiological functions of FGF-5, such as regulation of restoration or development of hairs on the head and body, regulation of trophic and functional regulation in the brain and nervous system, proliferation of fibroblasts, etc.