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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2008
Applicants:
Mark A. Colgin, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Richard G. Donnelly, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Brad Stroud, Weatherford, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Colgin, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Richard G. Donnelly, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Brad Stroud, Weatherford, TX (US);
Assignee:
AspenBio Pharma, Inc., Castle Rock, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/24 (2006.01); C07K 14/59 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of producing biologically active recombinant bFSH and methods of increasing reproduction in mammals, particularly bovine, using recombinant bFSH. Also provided are methods of producing single chain recombinant bFSH. The recombinant bFSH of the present invention increases superovulation, embryo development, and reproductive efficiency in cattle and other ungulates.