Patents Represented by Attorney M. E. Brokke

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  • Use of boron supplements to increase in vivo production of hydroxylated steroids
    Patent number: 4849220
    Abstract: The oral administration of boron compounds such as sodium borate and boric acid increases the amounts of hydroxylated steroids in human plasma. This will help prevent or alleviate pathology, such as osteoporosis, caused by suboptimal circulating hydroxylated steroids such as 17.beta.-estradiol and testosterone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Forrest H. Nielsen, Curtiss D. Hunt