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- Title
Ghrelin: more than endogenous growth hormone secretagogue.
- Authors
Kojima, Masayasu; Kangawa, Kenji
- Abstract
Since its discovery 10 years ago, intensive research has been performed on ghrelin. The significance of ghrelin as a growth hormone–releasing hormone, appetite regulator, energy conservator, and sympathetic nerve suppressor has now been well established. In this review, we summarize recent topics on ghrelin, such as the processing protease of the ghrelin precursor, ghrelin O-acyl transaferase, ghrelin knockout and transgenic mice, and the molecular mechanism of ghrelin's orexigenesis.
- Subjects
GHRELIN; GROWTH hormone releasing factor; LIPOTROPIN; GASTROINTESTINAL hormones; MOTILIN; SECRETIN
- Publication
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2010, Vol 1200, Issue 1, p140
- ISSN
0077-8923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05516.x