The hexapeptide KP-102 (D-Ala-D-B-Nal-Ala-Trp-D-Phe-Lys-Nh2) stimulates growth hormone release in a cichlid fish (oreochromis mossambicus)

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2000, Pages

  Shepherd, B S ^a   Eckert, S M ^a   Parhar, I S ^a   Vijayan, M M ^a   Wakabayashi, I ^a   Hirano, T ^a   Grau, E G ^a   Chen, T T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; HEXAPEPTIDE; METENKEPHALIN DERIVATIVE; PRALMORELIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE ACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TELEOST;

EID: 0034522016     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.167r007     Document Type: Article

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