Peptide which inhibits gonadal function
US4218439A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 1978 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 1998 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S930/13
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for preventing reproduction by administering to male mammals a peptide which inhibits the secretion of gonadotropins by the pituitary gland and inhibits the release of steroids by the gonads. The peptide has the structure: EQU p--Glu--His--Trp--Ser--Tyr--D--Trp--Leu--Arg--Pro--NH--CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.3.
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