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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2013
Applicant:
National University Corporation Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiro Sugihara, Shizuoka, JP;
Michiko Fukuda, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignees:
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, Shizuoka, JP;
HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Shizuoka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/435 (2006.01); C12N 5/076 (2010.01); A61K 38/18 (2006.01); A61K 38/47 (2006.01); A61D 19/04 (2006.01); C07K 14/50 (2006.01); C12N 9/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/435 (2013.01); A61D 19/04 (2013.01); A61K 38/1825 (2013.01); A61K 38/47 (2013.01); C07K 14/50 (2013.01); C12N 5/061 (2013.01); C12N 9/2468 (2013.01); C12N 2501/115 (2013.01); C12N 2501/119 (2013.01); C12N 2501/73 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01102 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01103 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an agent for activating mammalian sperm and a method for activating sperm by use of the activating agent. More specifically, the present invention relates to a sperm activating agent containing endo-β-galactosidase and/or FGF, which accelerate motility of mammalian sperm, for use in in-vitro fertilization and artificial insemination by husband and a sperm activating method by adding endo-β-galactosidase and/or FGF.