Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; – Proteins – i.e. – more than 100 amino acid residues
Patent
1995-05-12
1998-03-17
Abrams, Donald E.
Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins;
Proteins, i.e., more than 100 amino acid residues
530399, C07K 14475, C07K 1448
Patent
active
057288038
ABSTRACT:
Pantropic neurotrophic factors which have multiple neurotrophic specificities are provided. The pantropic neurotrophic factors of the present invention are useful in the treatment of neuronal disorders. Nucleic acids and expression vectors encoding the pantropic neurotrophins are also provided.
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Presta Leonard G.
Urfer Roman
Winslow John W.
Abrams Donald E.
Genentech Inc.
Gucker Stephen
Torchia Timothy E.
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