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US 6,887,978 B2Granted
Vanilloid receptor
AssigneeNovartis AG
InventorsPeter McIntyre, Iain Fraser James
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Abstract
The isolated nucleic acid encoding human vanilloid receptor, said receptor, its preparation, cells expressing said receptor and an assay for testing compounds for their potential to decrease pain in humans. The receptor is involved in detection of noxious stimuli in mammalian organisms.
Claims1
A recombinant human vanilloid receptor comprising an amino acid sequence identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.
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