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Title:

Ghrelin regulation of glucose metabolism.

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review
Author(s):
Poher, Anne-Laure; Tschöp, Matthias H; Müller, Timo D
Abstract:
The a 28-amino acid peptide ghrelin was discovered in 1999 as a growth hormone (GH) releasing peptide. Soon after its discovery, ghrelin was found to increase body weight and adiposity by acting on the hypothalamic melanocortinergic system. Subsequently, ghrelin was found to exert a series of metabolic effects, overall testifying ghrelin a pleiotropic nature of broad pharmacological interest. Ghrelin acts through the growth hormone secretagogue-receptor (GHS-R), a seven transmembrane G protein-c...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Peptides
Year:
2018
Journal volume:
100
Pages contribution:
236-242
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2017.12.015
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29412824
Print-ISSN:
0196-9781
TUM Institution:
Lehrstuhl für Stoffwechselerkrankungen (Prof. Tschöp)
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