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US 4,061,737 AGranted
Method for stimulating release of prolactin
AssigneeAmerican Home Products Corporation
InventorsHarvey E. Alburn, Eric L. Lien, Norman H. Grant
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Abstract
Prolactin release is stimulated by parenteral administration of a pentapeptide of the formula: H-Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met-OH I or H-Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-OH II or a non-toxic pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
Claims3
A method for stimulating prolactin release in a warm-blooded animal in which such stimulation is desirable which comprises administering to said animal by a parenteral route an effective amount of a pentapeptide of the formula:
- H-Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met-OH
- or
- H-Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-OH
- or a non-toxic pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
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