Truncation studies of α-melanotropin peptides identify tripeptide analogues exhibiting prolonged agonist bioactivity

Peptides

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 995-1002

  Haskell Luevano, Carrie ^a,e   Sawyer, Tomi K ^c   Hendrata, Siska ^a   North, Cheryl ^a   Panahinia, Laila ^a   Stum, Martha ^a   Staples, Douglas J ^c   De Lauro Castrucci, Anna M ^d   Hadley, Mac E ^b   Hruby, Victor J ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ac Nle4,DPhe7 MSH; melanotrop in pharmacophore; melanotropin; NDP MSH; melanocyte stimulating hormone; MSH

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIN; INTERMEDIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FROG; MELANOPHORE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; MELANOPHORA;

EID: 0029855290     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(96)00141-6     Document Type: Article

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