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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2002
Nancy Wisnewski, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kevin S. Brandt, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Nancy Wisnewski, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kevin S. Brandt, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Heska Corporation, Loveland, CO (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to flea GABA receptor subunit nucleic acid molecules; to flea GABA receptor subunit proteins encoded by such nucleic acid molecules; to antibodies raised against such proteins; and to compounds that inhibit the activity of such proteins. The present invention also includes methods to obtain such proteins, nucleic acid molecules, antibodies, and inhibitory compounds. The present invention also includes therapeutic compositions comprising such proteins, nucleic acid molecules, antibodies and inhibitory compounds, particularly those that specifically inhibit flea GABA receptor subunit activity, as well as the use of such therapeutic compositions to treat animals.