Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and – Nonhuman animal – Transgenic nonhuman animal
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-27
2006-06-27
Woitach, Joseph (Department: 1632)
Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and
Nonhuman animal
Transgenic nonhuman animal
C800S009000, C800S014000, C800S003000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07067714
ABSTRACT:
A non-human animal in which a gene coding for the N-type calcium channel is disrupted to lack functional N-type calcium channel, and a method for screening for a substance having a pharmacological action on blood pressure control, transmission of pain, blood sugar level control and so forth by using the animal.
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Supplementary Partial European Search Report issued Mar. 11, 2003, for pending related Japanese application JP0007503.
Hatakeyama Shinji
Ino Mitsuhiro
Miyamoto Norimasa
Niidome Tetsuhiro
Nishizawa Yukio
Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Eisai Research Institute
Woitach Joseph
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