Patent status of the therapeutically important G-protein-coupled receptors

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1861-1887

  Bailey, W J ^a   Vanti, W B ^a   George, S R ^a   Blevins, R ^a   Swaminathan, S ^a   Bonini, J A ^a   Smith, K E ^a   Weinshank, R L ^a   O'Dowd, B F ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Claims; G protein coupled receptor; Intellectual property; Patent

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; BISOPROLOL FUMARATE PLUS HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; BUSPIRONE; CETIRIZINE; DOXAZOSIN; FAMOTIDINE; FENTANYL; FEXOFENADINE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GENE PRODUCT; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; LATANOPROST; LORATADINE; LOSARTAN POTASSIUM; METOPROLOL; MIRTAZAPINE; MONTELUKAST; NEFAZODONE; OLANZAPINE; ONDANSETRON; OXYCODONE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE; SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE; TAMSULOSIN; TOLTERODINE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG TARGETING; EXPERIMENT; GENE TARGETING; GENOME; LICENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0035213854     PISSN: 13543776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543776.11.12.1861     Document Type: Review

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