Gispen W H, Isaacson R L, Spruijt B M, de Wied D
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 1986;10(3-5):415-26. doi: 10.1016/0278-5846(86)90015-1.
Peptides derived from ACHT and alpha-MSH are known to exert trophic influences on peripheral and central nervous structures. Age-related brain diseases may in part be related to loss of neural plasticity. Melanocortins improve adaptional abilities of the nervous system. Chronic treatment with melanocortins may counteract age-related brain pathology.