HUP9900975A3 - Quinoxalinedione derivatives, intermediates, preparation and use thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds - Google Patents

Quinoxalinedione derivatives, intermediates, preparation and use thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds

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HUP9900975A3
HUP9900975A3 HU9900975A HUP9900975A HUP9900975A3 HU P9900975 A3 HUP9900975 A3 HU P9900975A3 HU 9900975 A HU9900975 A HU 9900975A HU P9900975 A HUP9900975 A HU P9900975A HU P9900975 A3 HUP9900975 A3 HU P9900975A3
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HU9900975A 1996-03-09 1997-02-27 Quinoxalinedione derivatives, intermediates, preparation and use thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds HUP9900975A3 (en)

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GBGB9605027.3A GB9605027D0 (en) 1996-03-09 1996-03-09 Quinoxalinediones

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HUP9900975A3 true HUP9900975A3 (en) 2001-12-28

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EP (1) EP0885212B1 (hu)
JP (1) JP3110467B2 (hu)
KR (1) KR100288099B1 (hu)
CN (1) CN1103770C (hu)
AP (1) AP767A (hu)
AR (1) AR006119A1 (hu)
AT (1) ATE208773T1 (hu)
AU (1) AU717972B2 (hu)
BG (1) BG63340B1 (hu)
BR (1) BR9707851A (hu)
CA (1) CA2248366C (hu)
CO (1) CO4770976A1 (hu)
CZ (1) CZ292792B6 (hu)
DE (1) DE69708269T2 (hu)
DK (1) DK0885212T3 (hu)
DZ (1) DZ2188A1 (hu)
EA (1) EA001730B1 (hu)
ES (1) ES2163742T3 (hu)
GB (1) GB9605027D0 (hu)
HN (1) HN1998000034A (hu)
HR (1) HRP970132A2 (hu)
HU (1) HUP9900975A3 (hu)
ID (1) ID18112A (hu)
IL (1) IL125491A (hu)
IS (1) IS4811A (hu)
MA (1) MA26422A1 (hu)
NO (1) NO984058L (hu)
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OA (1) OA10850A (hu)
PE (2) PE43398A1 (hu)
PL (1) PL329032A1 (hu)
PT (1) PT885212E (hu)
SI (1) SI0885212T1 (hu)
SK (1) SK283467B6 (hu)
TN (1) TNSN97044A1 (hu)
TR (1) TR199801782T2 (hu)
TW (1) TW454004B (hu)
UY (1) UY24482A1 (hu)
WO (1) WO1997032873A1 (hu)
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PE58199A1 (es) 1999-06-11
PT885212E (pt) 2002-02-28
CZ292792B6 (cs) 2003-12-17
BG102760A (en) 1999-09-30
IS4811A (is) 1998-07-27
DZ2188A1 (fr) 2002-12-02
CN1213369A (zh) 1999-04-07
PL329032A1 (en) 1999-03-01
OA10850A (en) 2001-08-16
EP0885212A1 (en) 1998-12-23
JPH11506123A (ja) 1999-06-02
ID18112A (id) 1998-03-05
CA2248366C (en) 2002-06-04
NO984058L (no) 1998-11-06
YU39698A (sh) 1999-03-04
ZA971987B (en) 1998-09-07
IL125491A (en) 2003-07-06
YU41199A (sh) 2001-09-28
AR006119A1 (es) 1999-08-11
EA199800702A1 (ru) 1999-04-29
AP9700947A0 (en) 1997-04-30
PE43398A1 (es) 1998-08-29
HRP970132A2 (en) 1998-06-30
HN1998000034A (es) 1999-02-09
CZ286498A3 (cs) 1999-07-14
DE69708269D1 (de) 2001-12-20
AU717972B2 (en) 2000-04-06
MA26422A1 (fr) 2004-12-20
SK121498A3 (en) 2000-10-09
DK0885212T3 (da) 2002-03-25
IL125491A0 (en) 1999-03-12
SI0885212T1 (en) 2002-02-28
KR19990087614A (ko) 1999-12-27
SK283467B6 (sk) 2003-08-05
JP3110467B2 (ja) 2000-11-20
NZ331060A (en) 2000-01-28
CA2248366A1 (en) 1997-09-12
DE69708269T2 (de) 2002-07-25
TNSN97044A1 (fr) 2005-03-15
TR199801782T2 (xx) 1998-12-21
ES2163742T3 (es) 2002-02-01
US6376490B1 (en) 2002-04-23
AU2023197A (en) 1997-09-22
TW454004B (en) 2001-09-11
BR9707851A (pt) 1999-07-27
WO1997032873A1 (en) 1997-09-12
BG63340B1 (bg) 2001-10-31
AP767A (en) 1999-09-29
GB9605027D0 (en) 1996-05-08
KR100288099B1 (ko) 2001-05-02
EP0885212B1 (en) 2001-11-14
UY24482A1 (es) 2000-09-29
NO984058D0 (no) 1998-09-03
CN1103770C (zh) 2003-03-26
CO4770976A1 (es) 1999-04-30
ATE208773T1 (de) 2001-11-15
EA001730B1 (ru) 2001-08-27

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