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A neuroheptapeptide influence on cognitive functioning in the elderly.

L H Miller·G A Groves·M J Bopp·A J Kastin
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The heptapeptide core common to melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) and adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) was administered as a single subcutaneous dose of 30 mg to 13 elderly human subjects (9 men, 4 women) in a double-blind, cross-over design. Significant improvement was found in the Benton Visual Retention Test after MSH/ACTH 4--10 as compared with administration of saline. This appeared to be greater in men than women. No side effects or laboratory abnormalities were observed. The behavioral results are consistent with our earlier findings in men and rats of improved visual attention after administration of MSH and extend them to the elderly population.

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L H Miller, G A Groves, M J Bopp, A J Kastin. 1980. A neuroheptapeptide influence on cognitive functioning in the elderly.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0196-9781(80)90036-4

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