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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:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Robert Baumbach, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Richard A Houghten, Del Mar, CA (US);
Assignee:
American Cyanamid Company, Madison, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; C07K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 11 ; 514-9 ; 514 17 ; 530317 ; 530329 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides peptides having pure somatostatin antagonist activity. Also provided are methods for increasing the release of growth hormone, insulin, glucagon and gastric enzymes in mammals and a method for the enhancement of immune function and growth in mammals.