Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – In vivo diagnosis or in vivo testing – Testing efficacy or toxicity of a compound or composition
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-12
2005-04-12
Mosher, Mary E. (Department: 1648)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
In vivo diagnosis or in vivo testing
Testing efficacy or toxicity of a compound or composition
C435S325000, C435S005000, C435S032000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06878364
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a woodchuck or an isolated woodchuck cell infected with bovine viral diarrhea virus. The invention can be used to identify new compounds for the treatment of flavivirus, pestivirus or hepatitis C infection using these models.
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Dubovi Edward J.
Jacob James R.
Tennant Bud C.
Adams Stephanie D.
Cornell Research Foundation Inc.
King & Spalding LLP
Knowles Sherry M.
Mosher Mary E.
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