Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing embryo implantation rate in mother's uterus in mammals by administering to the uterus of a mammal an effective amount of beta-galactoside-binding lectin or derivatives thereof, as well as to a product comprising said lectin.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 9, 2011
Date of Patent:
May 2, 2017
Assignees:
UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO-USP, INPRENHA BIOTECHNOLOGIA E DESENVOLVIMENTO AVANçADO LTDA-ME
Inventors:
Marcelo Dias Baruffi, Erika da Silva Carvalho Morani, Marcelo Roncoletta, Camillo del Cistia Andrade, Lilian Cataldi Rodrigues