Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Hormone or other secreted growth regulatory factor,...
Patent
1995-02-24
1998-04-28
Cunningham, Thomas M.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Hormone or other secreted growth regulatory factor,...
4241851, 514 2, 514 12, 514 21, 530300, 530350, 530399, 530868, A61K 3830, A61K 4505
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ABSTRACT:
A method for increasing the T4/T8 ratio in a human with a depressed T4/T8 ratio comprising administering insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1) is disclosed.
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University of Tennessee Research Corporation
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