A selective inhibitor of alpha-MSN activity in the frog skin bioassay that selectively releases GH in vitro and in a wide variety of species in vivo. This peptide also functions as an antagonist of somatostatin in the somatotrope cells.SEQUENCE: H-His-DTrp-Ala-Trp-DPhe-Lys-NH2ONE-LETTER SEQUENCE: H-DTrp-AW-DPhe-K-NH2MOLECULAR FORMULA: C46H56N12O6MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 873.03STORAGE CONDITIONS: -20 5 CCAS REGISTRY NUMBER: [87616-84-0]SYNONYMS: (D-Trp,Ala,D-Phe)--MSH (6-11) amideRESEARCH AREA: HormonalREFERENCES:R. F. Villas-Boas Weffort et al., Metabolism, 46, 706 (1997)SKU(s): GHRF-008A, GHRF-008B