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Article: Unigene Reports Positive Results on a Novel Peptide for Reducing Food Consumption.(Financial report)
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- January 20, 2009
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Animal Studies Show Significant Decreases in Food Intake and Body Weight
BOONTON, N.J. -- Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE http://www.unigene.com) will present data this week regarding a novel peptide that has been shown to reduce food consumption in animals. The poster, entitled "Reduction in Food Consumption and Weight in Dogs by Oral Delivery of a Novel Anorexigenic Peptide," will be presented at the Keystone Symposium Conference on "Obesity: Novel Aspects of the Regulation of Body Weight" in Alberta, Canada.
The peptide, currently designated UGL269, is an analog of a natural peptide hormone, and was designed by Unigene scientists. It was ...