摘要 |
The present invention relates to a method of promoting growth comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a compound of formula I: in which X and Y are either the same or different and selected from a heteroatom; <img id="custom-character-00001" he="5.67mm" wi="1.02mm" file="US20060100258A1-20060511-P00900.TIF" alt="custom character" img-content="character" img-format="tif"/> is a double or single bond depending on the heteroatoms X and Y; R<SUB>1 </SUB>to R<SUB>5 </SUB>are either the same or different and selected from hydrogen or a non-deleterious substituent; and R<SUB>6 </SUB>and R<SUB>7 </SUB>are either the same or different and selected from hydrogen and a non-deleterious substituent or one of R<SUB>6 </SUB>and R<SUB>7 </SUB>are absent when there is a double bond present, pharmaceutically or veterinarily acceptable salts or derivatives, pro-drugs, tautomers and/or isomers thereof to a subject in need thereof. |