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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:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Edward Hale, Fishers, IN (US);
Mark Louis Heiman, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Brigitte Elisabeth Schoner, Monrovia, IN (US);
William Francis Heath, Jr., Fishers, IN (US);
Assignee:
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/804 ; A61K 3/816 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/804 ; A61K 3/816 ;
Abstract
The invention provides isolated nucleic acids, vectors, transformed host cells, analogs, functional fragments, and fusion proteins, related to beta-lipotropin. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising beta-lipotropin or fragments and/or analogs thereof, and methods for treating diabetes and complications associated therewith by administration of an effective amount of beta-lipotropin.