Peptides and pharmaceutical, nutraceutical or veterinary compositions for hair loss prevention and/or treatment

A method for the treatment of hair loss in a mammal which comprises administering to a mammal in need of such treatment an effective amount of a pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, or veterinary composition comprising a peptide selected from the group consisting of:

• (SEQ ID NO:
• 6)
• CH3-C(O)-YIYT-NH2;
• (SEQ ID NO:
• 7)
• CH3-C(O)-YIYTQ-NH2;
• (SEQ ID NO:
• 12)v
• YIYT;
• (SEQ ID NO:
• 13)
• YIYTQ;
• (SEQ ID NO:
• 16)
• CH3-C(O)-YIYT;
• (SEQ ID NO:
• 17)
• CH3-C(O)-YIYTQ;
• (SEQ ID NO:
• 18)
• YIYT-NH2;
• (SEQ ID NO:
• 19)
• YIYTQ-NH2;
• or a pharmaceutically, nutraceutically, or veterinary acceptable salt thereof;
• and mixtures thereof, together with pharmaceutically, nutraceutically, or veterinary acceptable excipients and/or carriers.