Growth hormone releasing peptides: A comparison of the growth hormone releasing activities of GHRP-2 and GHRP-6 in rat primary pituitary cells

Life Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 1385-1392

  Cheng, Jeffrey ^a   Wu, Tsuei Ju ^a   Butler, Bridget ^a   Cheng, Kang ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

GHRP 2; GHRP 6; growth hormone; pituitary cells

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTIDYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYLALANYLTRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLLYSINAMIDE; PRALMORELIN; SUBSTANCE P DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DRUG SYNERGISM; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONES; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030945349     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(96)00655-8     Document Type: Article

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