The development of 'impervious peptides' as growth hormone secretagogues

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 86, Issue 423, 1997, Pages 85-87

  Deghenghi, R ^a  

^a Ardana   (France)

Author keywords

Growth hormone secretagogues; Growth hormone releasing peptide; Hexarelin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE DERIVATIVE; HEXARELIN; HISTIDYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYLALANYLTRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLLYSINAMIDE; PRALMORELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 0030777921     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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