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Title:
睡眠を誘導するための方法および組成物
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4541166
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Methods and compositions for interacting with the GABAA receptor complex to induce sleep in humans using certain 5 3 alpha -hydroxy-5-reduced steroid derivatives.

Inventors:
Gee, Kelvin W
Run, Nancy Tsusai-Con
Upasani, Rabindra Bee
Hogen Gump, Dake Jay
Paddy, robert
Bolger, Michael Bee
Tahir, Hasan
Application Number:
JP2005006594A
Publication Date:
September 08, 2010
Filing Date:
January 13, 2005
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Euro-Certique S.A.
International Classes:
A61K31/57; A61K31/56; A61K31/565; A61K31/573; A61K31/575; A61K31/58; A61K31/661; A61P25/00; A61P25/20; C07J5/00; C07J7/00; C07J17/00; C07J31/00; C07J33/00; C07J41/00; C07J43/00; C07J51/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP4266825A
JP3500049A
Foreign References:
WO1993003732A1
US3274179
WO1993005786A1
Other References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenji Yoshitake
Yukitaka Nakamura
Konno Akio
Noritaka Yokota