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Patents
- NATCO PHARMA LTD: WO2005047269 (2005).
- UNIV. WAYNE STATE: WO2006041939 (2006).
- CASPER RF AND MITWALLY MF: US2004235804 (2004).
- CASPER RF AND MITWALLY MF: US2004204393 (2004).
- CASPER RF AND MITWALLY MF: US2004171660 (2004).
- CASPER RF AND MITWALLY MF: BG108316 (2004).
- KUNIHIKO T AND HIDEO A: WO2006082649 (2006).
- AMYLIN PHARM., INC.: WO2004052390 (2004).
- METRIS THERAP., LTD: WO03015872 (2003).
- ETHICON, INC.: EP1603535 (2005).
- RUBIN S: US2006142256 (2006).
- MITWALLY MF AND DIAMOND MP: WO2006041941 (2006).
- JENCAP RES. LTD: CA2521305 (2003).
- CHEN S: US2006106092 (2006).
- TRIARCO, INC.: US2004156926 (2004).
- KNELLER BW: US2006154909 (2006).