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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. 11, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Orn Adalsteinsson, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Sandra G Fitzpatrick-McElligott, Rose Valley, PA (US);
Jeffrey G Hunchar, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
DCV, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4241571 ; 4241581 ; 4241841 ; 4241851 ; 4241451 ; 4241301 ; 4241391 ; 424809 ; 530300 ; 530311 ; 530324 ; 530325 ; 530326 ; 530327 ; 530328 ; 5303879 ; 514 12 ; 514 16 ; 514 18 ;
Abstract
The invention is directed to a method and food product for achieving at least one of the following: increasing muscle protein or reducing fat in an animal. The method comprises administering to the animal an effective amount of a composition comprising a gastrointestinal neuro-modulator antibody in order to neutralize the gastrointestinal neuro-modulator.