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5039797 2'-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyl nucleoside cyclic monophosphate  
The invention is a 2'-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyl nucleoside 3', 5'-cyclic monophosphate of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R' is guanine or adenine. Also disclosed are topical pharmaceutical compositions...
5012815 Dynamic spectral phonocardiograph  
A system of generating a spectral phonocardiogram which summarizes time-dependent changes in the heart sounds throughout the heart cycle. The system is based on the projection of spectral surfaces...
4981138 Endoscopic fiberoptic fluorescence spectrometer  
A method of detecting pre-malignant lesions in the gastrointestinal tract comprises positioning an opitcal fiber in a patient's gastrointestinal tract and transmitting ultraviolet laser light...
4978655 Use of 3'-deoxythymidin-2'-ene (3'deoxy-2',3'-didehydrothymidine) in treating patients infected with retroviruses  
This invention relates to the use of 3'-deoxythymidin-2'-ene (3'deoxy-2',3'-didehydrothymidine) in treating patients infected with a retrovirus.
4970237 Use of clomiphene to increase bone mass in premenopausal women  
This invention relates to the use of clomiphene in preventing osteoporosis in humans and treating human patients experiencing osteoporosis.
4962114 1-alkyl-1-sulfonyl-2-alkoxycarbonylsulfenylhydrazines having antineoplastic activity  
Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 is a lower alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, benzyl, phenyl or phenyl substituted by halogen, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms,...
4948590 Avidin or streptavidin conjugated liposomes  
A liposome conjugated with a streptavidin compound, wherein carboxyl residues of the streptavidin are coupled to phospholipid amino groups of the liposome. The resultant streptavidin-conjugated...
4935361 Cloning and expression of T4 DNA polymerase  
The DNA sequence encoding T4 DNA polymerase (gene 43 of T4 phase) has been successfully cloned, thereby providing a convenient source of this enzyme. The method involves the production of a gene 43...
4932044 Tissue analyzer  
A system is disclosed for counting particles/cells within a counting box of precisely known volume that is completely inside a transparent section or sample. The box has a chosen height with...
4929751 Vinyl tricarbonyl compounds and methods of making the same  
A vinyl tricarbonyl compound of the formula ##STR1## or its monohydrate of the formula ##STR2## wherein R1 is a hydrogen, halogen, unsubstituted or substituted C1 to C30 alkyl, unsubstituted or...
4920484 Multiprocessor/memory interconnection network wherein messages sent through the network to the same memory are combined  
A method and apparatus is described for enabling efficient, bilateral communications in a network connecting a plurality of target address modules and a plurality of source address generators. The...
4894547 Optical method and apparatus for detecting and measuring aging, photoaging, dermal disease and pigmentation in skin  
A method and apparatus for inducing fluorescence in human skin, in vivo, and for evaluating certain skin characteristics from the spectral intensity of induced fluorescence. The energy of a...
4892887 N,N'-bis(sulfonyl)hydrazines having antineoplastic activity  
Compounds of the formula ##STR1## where R is methyl or 2-chloroethyl, and R1 and R2 are each an aromatic hydrocarbon, ring substituted aromatic hydrocarbon moiety, or an alkyl moiety. The compounds...
4888274 RecA nucleoprotein filament and methods  
A stable, single-stranded nucleoprotein filament adapted to complex specifically and stably with a target duplex DNA having a selected base sequence. The filament is composed of a single-stranded...
4880983 High pressure xenon ionization detector  
A method is provided for detecting ionization comprising allowing particles that cause ionization to contact high pressure xenon maintained at or near its critical point and measuring the amount of...
4874488 Photochemical dimerization and functionalization of alkanes, ethers, primary and secondary alcohols, phosphine oxides and silanes  
The space-time yield and/or the selectivity of the photochemical dimerization of alkanes, ethers, primary and secondary alcohols, phosphine oxides and primary, secondary and tertiary silanes with...
4868880 Method and device for compensating for partial hearing loss  
A method and device for compensating for partial hearing loss by converting a time domain signal corresponding to a sound into a series of digital component values in the frequency domain,...
4868286 Translation inhibiting peptide  
A peptide that causes a suppression in protein synthesis by halting the translation of mRNA into protein, the peptide having a Stokes radius of less than 16 Angstroms, a molecular weight,...
4855931 Stochastic method for finding molecular conformations  
This is a stochastic method for determining the likely conformations of a molecule by starting with an initial molecular structure along with given atomic coordinate positions and defined bonds...
4849563 Novel 1-alkyl-1-arenesulfonyl-2-alkoxycarbonylsulfenylhydrazines having antineoplastic activity  
Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 s an alkyl of 1-6 carbon atoms, benzyl, phenyl, or phenyl substituted by halogen, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, amino,...
4847300 Use of alpha-2I selective adrenergic receptor agonists in memory enhancement  
Disclosed is a method of treating memory disorders and cognitive decline, e.g., age-related cognitive decline, in a primate by administering thereto a therapeutically effective amount of an alpha-2...
4835255 T-cell membrane protein  
A 16.7 kilodalton membrane protein which is produced in mature, but no early-stage, T cells has been discovered. The protein has four distinct amphipathic domains, each having an amino acid...
4820736 Use of clomiphene to predict fertility in a human female  
The invention relates to the use of clomiphene and its citrate salt in predicting fertility in a human female.
4818770 Prevention of a plant disease by specific inhibition of fungal polyamine biosynthesis  
DL-alpha-Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), an inhibitor of the polyamine biosynthetic enzyme ornithine decarboxylase (ODCase; EC 4.1.1.17), strongly retards the growth of several species of...
4806531 2,3-bis(aziridinyl)-1,4-naphthoquinone sulfonate derivatives having antineoplastic activity  
The compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a substituent having the formula: ##STR2## wherein R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from...
4785806 Laser ablation process and apparatus  
A process and apparatus for ablating atherosclerotic or tumorous tissues is disclosed. Optical fibers direct low power light energy at a section of tissue to be ablated to cause the section to...
4785014 Use of clonidine in memory enhancement  
Disclosed is a method of treating cognitive decline in a normal aged primate by administering thereto a therapeutically effective amount of 2-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-amino]-2-imidazoline or a...
4780420 Progesterone receptor ligands  
Radiodinated and non-radiodinated 16α-iodo- and 17α-(2-iodovinyl)-19-nortestosterones are prepared and are used in progesterone receptor assays.
4738928 Method for cloning genes  
A method is provided for isolating and identifying a recombinant clone having a DNA segment therein coding for at least one desired heterologous polypeptide, at least a short amino acid sequence of...
4725342 Photochemical dimerization and functionalization of alkanes, ethers, primary alcohols and silanes  
The space-time yield and/or the selectivity of the photochemical dimerization of alkanes, ethers, primary alcohols and tertiary silanes with Hg and U.V. light is enhanced by refluxing the substrate...
4722999 Cyclophilin  
Homogeneous cyclophilin, a soluble binding protein, having a specific binding activity of above 50 ug cyclosporin A per mg protein and a molecular weight of about 17,600 daltons, reversibly binds...
4711955 Modified nucleotides and methods of preparing and using same  
Compounds having the structure: ##STR1## wherein B represents a purine, 7-deazapurine, or pyrimidine moiety covalently bonded to the C1' -position of the sugar moiety, provided that when B is...
4710566 Purification of the messenger RNA cap-binding protein  
The synthesis of a new affinity medium, the p-aminophenyl-γ-ester of 7-methylguanosine-5'-triphosphate coupled to Sepharose, for use in affinity chromatography is claimed. An improved method in ...
4710492 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxy-5-halouridine and its use in treating patients infected with retroviruses  
This invention relates to 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxy-5-halouridine, particularly, 3'-azido-2', 3'-dideoxy-5-bromouridine and 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxy-5-iodouridine, and its use in treating patients...
4710465 Junction-fragment DNA probes and probe clusters  
A junction-fragment DNA probe, a DNA probe cluster, and methods of preparing and using the probe and cluster to study gene localization and organization. The probe includes first and second gene...
4695449 Composition and method for treatment of melanomas  
A composition and method for the treatment of melanomas in human beings wherein the composition comprises at least one O-phosphorylated derivative of 3-(3,4-dihydroxy)phenylalanine.
4687732 Visualization polymers and their application to diagnostic medicine  
A method for detecting a minute quantity of an inorganic or organic target molecule by combining it with a composition of a detecting agent for the target molecule which carries, by direct or...
4684747 N,N'-bis(sulfonyl)hydrazines having antineoplastic activity  
Compounds of the formula ##STR1## where R is methyl or 2-chloroethyl, and R1 and R2 are each an aromatic hydrocarbon, ring substituted aromatic hydrocarbon moiety, or an alkyl moiety. The compounds...
4678995 Apparatus and method for determining the presence of substances in a sample by NMR and producing an NMR image thereof  
An apparatus and method of unambiguously determining the presence of specific substances in a sample by NMR and then obtaining a high resolution NMR image of these substances. The sample is placed...
4671959 Method of causing the reduction of physiological and/or subjective reactivity to stress in humans being subjected to stress conditions  
Described is a method for reducing physiological and/or subjective reactivity to stress in humans being subjected to stress conditions. The method consists of administering to such humans an...
4670463 Method of causing the reduction of physiological and/or subjective reactivity to stress in humans being subjected to stress conditions  
Described is a method for reducing physiological and/or subjective reactivity to stress in humans being subjected to stress conditions. The method consists of administering to such humans an...
4670264 Method of causing the reduction of physiological and/or subjective reactivity to stress in humans being subjected to stress conditions  
Described is a method for reducing physiological and/or subjective reactivity to stress in humans being subjected to stress conditions. The method consists of administering to such humans an...
4666903 Novel use of benzodiazepine antagonist  
Benzodiazepine antagonists are used to regenerate the sensitivity response to and prevent tolerance of benzodiazepine which otherwise develops during chronic benzodiazepine exposure. The...
4639532 Process for preparing synthetic periplanone-B  
Disclosed is an improved process for synthesizing periplanone-B, the sex attractant and sex excitant pheromone of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana.
4618484 Composition and method for treatment of melanomas  
A composition and method for the treatment of melanomas in human beings wherein the composition comprises at least one O-phosphorylated derivative of 3-(3,4-dihydroxy)phenylalanine.
4612477 Triggering device for a vacuum arc in a plasma centrifuge  
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for producing a vacuum arc in a plasma centrifuge. The apparatus comprises a cathode of a material from which the vacuum arc is formed and a...
4601828 Transfer of macromolecules from a chromatographic substrate to an immobilizing matrix  
The method of transfer of macromolecules such as nucleic acid and proteins from a chromatographic substrate to an immobilizing matrix uses as the immobilizing matrix, a charge modified microporous...
4542293 Process and apparatus for changing the energy of charged particles contained in a gaseous medium  
A method of changing the energy of charged particles contained in a gas comprises allowing the gas to flow into a region of reduced pressure through a tube like member so that viscous forces...
4541910 Method for electroblotting macromolecules from a chromatographic gel  
An improved method of electroblotting macromolecules from a chromatographic gel is claimed. The method comprises a design for wire electrode arrays that are capable of generating either highly...
4531056 Method and apparatus for the mass spectrometric analysis of solutions  
An electrospray ion source for a mass spectrometer capable of generating ions from samples dissolved in a solution comprises a capillary tube through which the said solution is pumped into a first...