Promotion of eating behavior
AssigneeJoslin Diabetes Center, Inc.
InventorEleftheria Maratos-Flier
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Abstract
A method for promoting eating, the gain of weight or maintenance of weight in a subject. The method includes administering to the subject an effective amount of melanocyte concentrating hormone (MCH) or agonist thereof.
Claims16
A method of promoting any of eating, the gain of weight, or maintenance of weight, in a subject comprising administering an effective amount of melanocyte concentrating hormone (MCH), or an agonist of MCH, wherein the agonist of MCH is a peptide analog having one to five amino acid residues which have been substituted with a conservative or a non-conservative amino acid residue or which have been deleted, to said subject thereby promoting any of eating, the gain of weight or maintenance of weight.
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