Different forms of ghrelin exhibit distinct biological roles in tilapia
Ghrelin has been identified in all vertebrate classes, including sharks. Each species possesses multiple forms of ghrelin that vary in peptide length and acyl modifications (e.g. n-hexanoic, n- nonanoic, n-octanoic, and n-decanoic acids) including des-acyl ghrelin. Octanolyated ghrelin has been show...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2013.00118/full |