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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21214| Title: | Method for treating wrinkles using a paralytic peptide from the shrew 'Blarina brevicauda' | Contributor(s): | Stewart, John (author); Steeves, Bradley (author); Vernes, Karl A (author) |
Publication Date: | 2014 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21214 | Abstract: | The invention relates to a low molecular weight peptide (or suite of related peptides) isolated from the submaxiliary saliva glands of shrews of the species 'Blarina' as a paralytic agent. This novel paralytic agent is useful as a neuromuscular blocker and analgesic or as an insecticide. | Publication Type: | Patent | Place of Publication: | United States of America | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 110106 Medical Biochemistry: Proteins and Peptides (incl. Medical Proteomics) | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 320506 Medical biochemistry - proteins and peptides (incl. medical proteomics) | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920102 Cancer and Related Disorders | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200101 Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions | HERDC Category Description: | I1 Patent | Publisher/associated links: | https://www.google.com.au/patents/US8673858 | Patent/Application Number: | US 8,673,858 B2 |
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