A method inhibiting adrenocorticotropic hormone in a patient is discosed which comprises administering to the patient a peptide selected from the group consisting of Gly-Ile-Cys-Ala-Cys-Arg-Arg-Arg-Phe-Cys-Pro-Asn-Ser-Glu-Arg-Phe-Ser-Gl y-Tyr-Cys- Arg-Val-Asn-Gly-Ala-Arg-Tyr-Val-Arg-Cys-Cys-Ser-Arg-Arg. Pharmaceutical compositions containing and methods for administration of the adrenocorticotrophic hormone inhibiting peptide are also discussed.
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