title: Tissue-specific effects of peptides.
abstract: Synthetic peptides (cytogens) Cortagen, Epithalon, Livagen, and Vilon stimulated the growth of explants from rat brain cortex, subcortical structures, liver, and thymus, respectively, in organotypic cultures. These peptides produced tissue-specific effects: they stimulated the growth of explants from tissues, whose cytomedins (peptide complexes) were used for chemical synthesis.
authors.affiliation: St. Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, Northwestern Division of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. ibg@medport.ru
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Khavinson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances; D010455:Peptides