Word: palatine
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...newly identified substance that has captured Pfaus's interest is alpha melanocyte polypeptide, also known as melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH). In clinical trials, this pituitary hormone had the dual effect of giving men erections and heightening their interest in sex. Pfaus is studying a synthetic version for Palatin Technologies of Cranbury, N.J., which is developing it as a nasal spray. "It's astonishing that you have a little peptide that has such a big, specific effect," he says. It interacts with dopamine, but how, precisely? "We don't know," he says...
...handles sexual arousal. But the drug companies are seeking approval for Melanotan one use at a time. The University of Arizona, which developed the drug, has licensed its findings to two firms. Epitan, in Australia, is testing a form of the drug it hopes will tan without titillating, while Palatin, in the U.S., is developing a version intended for sexual stimulation. (Guess which will get more attention.) Palatin will soon release the results of its first test with women, and chief financial officer Steve Wills says, provocatively, "I don't think the results will be received unfavorably." --By David Robinson
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