Measurement of melanocortin peptides and uses thereof

The present invention relates to melanocortin peptides and to methods that utilise melanocortin peptides, their measurement, their receptors and biological response systems for the risk assessment and diagnosis of disease. The biological response systems are also utilised to screen for compounds tha...

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Hauptverfasser:	CHIA-SHAN JENNY WU, MOUNTJOY KATHLEEN GRACE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PHYSICS PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention relates to melanocortin peptides and to methods that utilise melanocortin peptides, their measurement, their receptors and biological response systems for the risk assessment and diagnosis of disease. The biological response systems are also utilised to screen for compounds that act as agonists or antagonists of melanocortin receptors.