| abstract |
The invention relates to certain piperidine, pyrrolidine and hexahydro-lH-azepine compounds of general structural formula wherein r1, r3, r4, r5, a, w, x, y and n have the meanings given in the description. These compounds stimulate the release of the growth hormone in humans and animals that can be used in meat for meat to make meat products more profitable and for humans to treat physiological or non-physiological conditions caused by insufficient secretion of said hormone, for example in children with low growth hormone deficiency, and for the treatment of conditions that are improved by the anabolic effects of the hormone. The invention relates to compositions containing the compounds as active ingredients. |