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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. 09, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/135 ; A01N 6/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/135 ; A01N 6/500 ;
Abstract
The prophylactic, therapeutic agent for osteoporosis of the invention is a combination of an indigestible oligosaccharide with phytoestrogen which inhibits bone loss. The action of inhibiting the reduction of bone density can be improved remarkably by combining the indigestible oligosaccharide with phytoestrogen.