Acylated and unacylated ghrelin impair skeletal muscle atrophy in mice
Acylated and unacylated ghrelin impair skeletal muscle atrophy in mice
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Porporato, Paolo E. , Filigheddu, Nicoletta , Reano, Simone , Ferrara, Michele , Angelino, Elia , Gnocchi, Viola F. , Prodam, Flavia , Ronchi, Giulia , Fagoonee, Sharmila , Fornaro, Michele , Chianale, Federica , Baldanzi, Gianluca , Surico, Nicola , Sinigaglia, Fabiola , Perroteau, Isabelle , Smith, Roy G. , Sun, Yuxiang , Geuna, Stefano and Graziani, Andrea
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United States: American Society for Clinical Investigation
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English
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United States: American Society for Clinical Investigation
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Cachexia is a wasting syndrome associated with cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and several other disease states. It is characterized by weight loss, fatigue, loss of appetite, and skeletal muscle atrophy and is associated with poor patient prognosis, making it an important treatment target. Ghrelin is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth horm...
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Acylated and unacylated ghrelin impair skeletal muscle atrophy in mice
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Author / Creator
Filigheddu, Nicoletta
Reano, Simone
Ferrara, Michele
Angelino, Elia
Gnocchi, Viola F.
Prodam, Flavia
Ronchi, Giulia
Fagoonee, Sharmila
Fornaro, Michele
Chianale, Federica
Baldanzi, Gianluca
Surico, Nicola
Sinigaglia, Fabiola
Perroteau, Isabelle
Smith, Roy G.
Sun, Yuxiang
Geuna, Stefano
Graziani, Andrea
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3561827
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3561827
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0021-9738
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1558-8238
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10.1172/JCI39920
