Methods and kits for stimulating production of megakaryocytes and thrombocytes
Patent Number: 5939529
Date of First Priority Issue: Wednesday February 23rd, 1994
Date Issued: Tuesday August 17th, 1999
Assignee: Immtech International Inc. (Evanston, IL)
Inventor: Potempa, Lawrence A. (Deerfield, IL)
From Class: Differentiation
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This patent covers the use of various types of C Reactive Protein mutants for the stimulation of platelet production. CRP is actually made naturally by the liver in times of inflammation. I wonder if natural CRP also has hematopoietic effects?
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