| abstract |
The present invention provides an antagonist that acts on a growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R). A peptide consisting of a specific amino acid sequence, or a peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence having a substitution, deletion or addition of one or several amino acids in the specific amino acid sequence, and having a GHS-R antagonist activity A nucleic acid encoding the peptide, a medicine containing the peptide as an active ingredient, an antibody against the peptide, a method for quantifying the peptide, and a method for producing the peptide. [Selection figure] None |