Biological, Physiological, and Pharmacological Aspects of Ghrelin

Abstract.: Ghrelin, identified as an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor, functions as a somatotrophic and orexigenic signal from the stomach. Ghrelin has a unique post-translational modification: the hydroxyl group of the third amino acid, usually a serine but in some spe...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Hosoda, Masayasu Kojima, Kenji Kangawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319344871