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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Robert Owen Sayers, Encinitas, CA (US);
Lihua Huang, Carmel, IN (US);
Inventors:
Robert Owen Sayers, Encinitas, CA (US);
Lihua Huang, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignee:
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/24 (2006.01); C07K 16/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Monoclonal anti-myostatin antibodies that preferentially bind myostatin over GDF-11, have strong binding affinity to myostatin and are resistant to chemical degradation. The antibodies of the invention are useful for increasing muscle mass, increasing bone density, or for the treatment or prevention of various disorders in mammalian and avian species.