USE OF DEPRENYL TO MAINTAIN, PREVENT LOSS, OR RECOVER NERVE CELL FUNCTION

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EP 0 578 687 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	19.01.1994 Bulletin 1994/03

(21)	Application number: 92907543.0

(22)	Date of filing: 31.03.1992

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01N 33/ 48^{( . )}
A61K 31/ 137^{( . )}
A61P 9/ 10^{( . )}
A61P 21/ 02^{( . )}
A61P 25/ 02^{( . )}
A61P 25/ 16^{( . )}
A61P 31/ 12^{( . )}
C12Q 1/ 06^{( . )}
G01N 33/ 15^{( . )}
G01N 33/ 68^{( . )}

A61K 31/ 135^{( . )}
A61K 45/ 00^{( . )}
A61P 11/ 00^{( . )}
A61P 25/ 00^{( . )}
A61P 25/ 08^{( . )}
A61P 25/ 28^{( . )}
C12Q 1/ 02^{( . )}
C12Q 1/ 26^{( . )}
G01N 33/ 50^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CA1992/000133

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1992/017169 (15.10.1992 Gazette 1992/26)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU MC NL SE

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Priority:

04.04.1991 US 19910678873
26.08.1991 US 19910751186
08.10.1991 US 19910772919

(60)	Divisional application:
	03029904.4 / 1413299

(71)	Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION
	Toronto, Ontario M5G 2L3 (CA)

(72)	Inventors:
	TATTON, William, G. Mississauga, Ontario L5J 4S3 (CA) GREENWOOD, Carol, E. Toronto, Ontario M4K 1E9 (CA)

(74)	Representative: West, Alan Harry
	R.G.C. Jenkins & Co. 26 Caxton Street London SW1H 0RJ London SW1H 0RJ (GB)

(54)	USE OF DEPRENYL TO MAINTAIN, PREVENT LOSS, OR RECOVER NERVE CELL FUNCTION