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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. 12, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
George S Robertson, Ottawa, CA;
Robert G Korneluk, Ottawa, CA;
Alexander E MacKenzie, Ottawa, CA;
Daigen Xu, Ottawa, CA;
Stephen J Crocker, Halifax, CA;
Assignee:
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A01N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 44 ; 435455 ; 435456 ; 424 931 ; 424 932 ;
Abstract
NAIP and IAP polypeptides prevent neuronal cell death caused by ischemia, neurodegenerative conditions, and axotomy. The invention provides methods for neuroprotection by the prevention of cell death and kits and methods for the identification of neuroprotective therapeutic compounds.