Ligands to the melanocortin receptors

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1583-1592

  Andersson, P M ^a   Boman, A ^a   Seifert, E ^a   Skottner, A ^a   Lundstedt, T ^a  

^a Melacure Therapeutics AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

MCR ligands; Melanocortin receptors; Organic compound; Peptide; Therapeutic utility

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERMEDIN[11-22][11 (N ACETYLCYSTEINE) 14 (3,4 DICHLORO DEXTRO PHENYLALANINE) 18 CYSTEINE 22 ASPARTIC ACID AMIDE] 11,18 CYCLIC DISULFIDE; BETA INTERMEDIN[11-22][11 (N ACETYLCYSTEINE) 14 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL) DEXTRO ALANINE] 18 CYSTEINE 22 ASPARTIC ACID AMIDE] 11,18 CYCLIC DISULFIDE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HP 228; HS 024; HS 131; INTERMEDIN; INTERMEDIN DERIVATIVE; LIGAND; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 2 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 5 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MELANOTAN 1; MELANOTAN 2; MS 05; MS 09; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RM1 2001; RM1 2005; RMI 2001; RMI 2005; RO 27 3225; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLONING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATENT; PHARMACOLOGY; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW;

EID: 0034758695     PISSN: 13543776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543776.11.10.1583     Document Type: Review

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