title: Somatostatin antagonist analogue stimulates growth in rats.
abstract: The somatostatin antagonist analogue cyclo Ahep-Phe-D-Trp-Lys-Thr(Bzl) stimulates growth in young female rats, while somatostatin itself has only equivocal effects on inhibiting growth.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Hallett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C036876:cyclo(7-aminoheptanoyl-phenylalanyl-tryptophyl-lysyl-threonyl); D013004:Somatostatin