Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving antigen-antibody binding – specific binding protein...
Patent
1997-04-21
1999-12-28
Draper, Garnette D.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving antigen-antibody binding, specific binding protein...
435 72, 435 721, 435 78, G01N 3353, G01N 3350
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ABSTRACT:
A trans-activation assay for leptin is described. Leptin response elements are located proximal to a promoter, and the promoter region is operatively linked to a reporter gene. When leptin binds with the receptor, the reporter gene is transcribed.
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Chen Fang
Cully Doris F.
Hess John W.
Qureshi Sajjad A.
Rosenblum Charles I.
Cocuzzo Anna L.
Draper Garnette D.
Giesser Joanne M.
Merck & Co. , Inc.
Tribble Jack L.
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