MELANOCORTIN-4 RECEPTOR DEFICIENT CELLS, NON-HUMAN TRANSGENIC ANIMALS AND METHODS OF SELECTING COMPOUNDS WHICH REGULATE BODY WEIGHT - Patent 1241934

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EP 1 241 934 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	25.09.2002 Bulletin 2002/39

(21)	Application number: 00980352.9

(22)	Date of filing: 13.11.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A01K 67/00, C12N 5/06, C12N 5/10, C12N 15/00, C12N 15/85, C12N 15/86, C12Q 1/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0031/061

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0103/3956 (17.05.2001 Gazette 2001/20)

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

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Priority:

12.11.1999 US 165074 P

(71)	Applicant: Merck & Co., Inc.
	Rahway,New Jersey 07065-0907 (US)

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Inventors:

VAN DER PLOEG, Leonardus, H., T.
Rahway, NJ 07065-0907 (US)
CHEN, Airu, S.
Rahway, NJ 07065-0907 (US)
CHEN, Howard, Y.
Rahway, NJ 07065-0907 (US)
FORREST, Michael, J.
Rahway, NJ 07065-0907 (US)
MACINTYRE, Duncan, E.
Rahway, NJ 07065-0907 (US)
METZGER, Joseph, M..
Rahway, NJ 07065-0907 (US)
PALYHA, Oksana, C.
Rahway, NJ 07065-0907 (US)
FEIGHNER, Scott, D.
Rahway, NJ 07065-0907 (US)
HRENIUK, Donna
Rahway, NJ 07065-0907 (US)

(74)	Representative: Thompson, John Dr.
	Merck & Co., Inc.European Patent DepartmentTerlings ParkEastwick Road Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR (GB)

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