Ghrelin Stimulation of Growth Hormone Release and Appetite Is Mediated through the Growth Hormone Se...
Ghrelin Stimulation of Growth Hormone Release and Appetite Is Mediated through the Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Synthetic agonists of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) rejuvenate the pulsatile pattern of GH-release in the elderly, and increase lean but not fat mass in obese subjects. Screening of tissue extracts in a cell line engineered to overexpress the GHSR led to the identification of a natural agonist called ghrelin. Paradoxically, this h...
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Ghrelin Stimulation of Growth Hormone Release and Appetite Is Mediated through the Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor
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TN_cdi_pnas_primary_101_13_4679
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pnas_primary_101_13_4679
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0305930101
