Method for the treatment of hepatitis

Details Method for the treatment of hepatitis Method for the treatment of hepatitis

1990-08-24

2000-08-22

Witz, Jean C.

Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

Extract, body fluid, or cellular material of undetermined...

Hemic or immune system

A61K 3526

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061068683

ABSTRACT:
A method for the treatment of viral induced hepatitis B in mammals, particularly humans, by injecting a thymosin is described. The method is particularly effective in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B using bovine calf thymosin fraction 5 which contains thymosin alpha.sub.1 or bovine calf or synthetic thymosin alpha.sub.1.

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