Peptide ligands for the melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) receptor 1

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1425-1432

  Bednarek, Maria A ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antagonist; Melanin concentrating hormone; Melanin concentrating hormone receptor; Obesity

Indexed keywords

HORMONE RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LIGAND; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE RECEPTOR 1; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE RECEPTOR 1 AGONIST; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE RECEPTOR 1 ANTAGONIST; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APPETITE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RODENT;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; LIGANDS; MELANINS; PEPTIDES; PITUITARY HORMONES; RECEPTORS, PITUITARY HORMONE;

EID: 35448965210     PISSN: 15680266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156802607782194734     Document Type: Review

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